Case Law

Petition for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition granted in part and denied in part.

11 January 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Topic(s): Gender-based persecution - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - SGBV - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition granted and case remanded for additional proceedings.

4 March 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Jehovah's Witness - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Armenia - United States of America

Petition for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

20 November 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - National security / Public order - Non-refoulement | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

Petition for judicial review of an order of removal. Includes Order and Judgment (31 July 2009) and Order Amending Decision (14 August 2009).

31 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Brazil - United States of America

Petition for review of an Order from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

21 April 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution - Visas | Countries: Morocco - United States of America

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

8 September 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Social group persecution - Visas | Countries: Senegal - United States of America

25 July 2002 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Countries: Barbados - United States of America