Title Seck v. Holder, Attorney General
Publisher United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Publication Date 8 December 2011
Country Senegal | United States of America
Topics Children-at-risk | Female genital mutilation (FGM) | Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA)
Citation / Document Symbol No. 09-16384; Agency No. A099-280-328
Cite as Seck v. Holder, Attorney General , No. 09-16384; Agency No. A099-280-328, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 8 December 2011, available at: http://www.refworld.org/cases,USA_CA_11,4ff5b1a12.html [accessed 27 October 2017]
Comments Court granted review of BIA's denial of application (based on availability of IFA) that if returned to Senegal, it is more likely than not that she will be beaten or killed for attempting to protect her U.S. citizen daughter from being subjected to FGM.
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