Case Law

6 January 2016 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Christian - Credibility assessment - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Statelessness | Countries: Palestine, State of - United States of America

Petition for review denied as the applicant failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution on account of a protected ground.

14 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Countries: Germany - United States of America

Petition for review granted in part with regard to evidentiary weight of unsworn statements, and dismissed in part.

18 December 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Countries: China - 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 Not Recommended for Full-Text Publication.

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

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

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

2 November 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Shia | Countries: Pakistan - United States of America