Case Law

23 July 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Gang related violence - Indigenous persons - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

14 July 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

BIA's conclusion on the lack of a causal nexus rejected and case remanded.

15 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Petition for review granted, order vacated and decision remanded for proceedings to establish clarity with regards to rejection of claimant's past persecution claim and basing decision on the legal principle that past persecution to family members can be the basis for a past persecution claim.

7 October 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

6 April 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Extrajudicial executions - International courts and tribunals - International criminal law | Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina - United States of America

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

27 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Safe third country - State protection - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Viet Nam

6 July 2010 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Canada - United States of America

Demande de contrôle judiciaire.

20 November 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Canada - United States of America

Application for judicial review.

20 November 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Canada - United States of America

Application for judicial review.

8 June 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Canada - United States of America