Case Law

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Submitted: January 13, 2006; Filed: June 5, 2006.

5 June 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Jehovah's Witness - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Eritrea - United States of America

Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals. Submitted: January 13, 2006; Filed: May 15, 2006.

15 May 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Changes of circumstances in home country - Country of origin information (COI) - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Temporary protection - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: United States of America

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. [UNPUBLISHED] Submitted: May 5, 2006; Filed: May 12, 2006.

12 May 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) | Countries: China - United States of America

Petition of Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

13 December 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: United States of America

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Submitted: June 24, 2005; Filed: November 2, 2005.

2 November 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Somalia - United States of America

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

25 August 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Peru - United States of America

10 February 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Generalized violence - Grounds for persecution - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) | Countries: Somalia - United States of America

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

2 December 2004 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Botswana - United States of America

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

2 August 2004 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Disappeared persons - HIV and AIDS - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

Submitted: March 14, 2003; Filed: August 26, 2003. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

26 August 2003 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Mental health - Social group persecution | Countries: Jamaica - United States of America