Case Law

26 May 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

26 May 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Appeal / Right to appeal - Forced sterilization / Abortion - Immigration law - Refugee / Asylum law - Right to family life - Visas - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

25 May 2015 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Refugee / Asylum law - Threats / Intimidation - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - New Zealand

22 May 2015 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Right to family life - Threats / Intimidation - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - New Zealand

The court granted a petition for review of the Board’s denial of a motion to reopen removal proceedings.

1 April 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Forced sterilization / Abortion - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

28 February 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Right to return - State protection - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - China - Panama - United States of America

18 December 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Persecution based on political opinion - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

On Petition for Review of Orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals re: Chinese nationals that claim they suffered persecution in China on account of assistance they gave refugees from North Korea. Petition for Ri Quan Song denied; Petition for Jin Jin Long granted granted; Order vacated and case remanded for further proceedings.

16 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the United States Department of Justice Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A099-583-314. Petition Granted and Case Remanded for Further Proceedings.

8 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Topic(s): Forced sterilization / Abortion - One-child policy / Family planning - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

On Petition for Review of a Final Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A099-686-987/8. Petition Granted In Part, Denied In Part and Case Remanded for Further Proceedings. Not Precedental.

22 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Grounds for persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America