Case Law

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

11 August 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Grounds for persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to employment - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Kyrgyzstan - United States of America

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

14 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Christian - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Cumulative grounds of persecution - Forced sterilization / Abortion - One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: China - United States of America

On appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals. Not Recommended for Full-Text Publication.

2 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

21 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

On Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

4 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals. Not Recommended for Full-Text Publication.

1 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Christian - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Muslim - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Kenya - United States of America

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Not for Full-Text Publication.

3 May 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Grounds for persecution - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

On appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

23 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Haiti - United States of America

On appeal from the Bureau of Immigration Appeals.

5 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Christian - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Nigeria - United States of America