Case Law

On petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

12 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): SGBV - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

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

15 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS - Prison or detention conditions | Countries: Nigeria - United States of America

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

11 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Christian - Credibility assessment - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Nigeria - United States of America

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

27 January 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Grounds for persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Smuggling of persons - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons - Well-founded fear of persecution - Witnesses | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

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

13 January 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Corruption - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Armenia - United States of America

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

5 January 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Nepal - United States of America

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

23 December 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Eritreans - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

On Petitions for Review of Orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

19 November 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Oromo - Persecution based on political opinion - Political groups | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

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

24 August 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Derivative status - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Indonesia - United States of America

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

26 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution | Countries: Philippines - United States of America