Case Law

6 July 2016 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Immigration Detention - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: United States of America

28 October 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Habeas corpus - Immigrants - Immigration Detention - Pre-trial detention - Prison or detention conditions | Countries: United States of America

23 February 2012 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Extradition - Habeas corpus - Immigration Detention - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions | Countries: Pakistan

19 March 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Anti-terrorism law - Immigration Detention - Rejected asylum-seekers - Terrorism - Voluntary repatriation | Countries: Qatar - United States of America

Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus and to vacate the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security to terminate the court-ordered deferral of removal of the Petitioner. Motion for Release from Custody. The decision was subsequently appealed before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: Nos. 07-2926 & 08-1094.

10 January 2007 | Judicial Body: United States District Courts | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Diplomatic assurances - Exclusion clauses - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Non-refoulement - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Egypt - United States of America

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California denying petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

17 March 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United States of America

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

5 January 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Eritrea - United States of America

The record is remanded to the Immigration Judge for further proceedings consistent with the foregoing opinion and for the entry of a new decision.

11 March 2002 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention | Countries: China - United States of America

28 June 2001 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention | Countries: Lithuania - United States of America

4 April 2001 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Asylum policy - Immigration Detention - Prison or detention conditions - Right to liberty and security - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Cuba - United States of America