Case Law

6 January 2016 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Christian - Credibility assessment - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Statelessness | Countries: Palestine, State of - United States of America

9 June 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Jurisdiction - Persecution based on political opinion - Political asylum - Refugee / Asylum law - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Mauritius - United States of America

29 August 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Refugee / Asylum law | Countries: United States of America

Petition for review denied as the applicant failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution on account of a protected ground.

14 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Countries: Germany - United States of America

Petition for review granted in part with regard to evidentiary weight of unsworn statements, and dismissed in part.

18 December 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Countries: China - United States of America

On Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

20 May 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Rights of non-citizens - Russians - Statelessness - Statelessness - Withdrawal of nationality | Countries: Estonia - United States of America

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition Denied. Not Recommended for Full Text Publication.

25 April 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Economic, social and cultural rights - Habitual residence - Livelihoods - Right to employment - Statelessness | Countries: Saudi Arabia - United States of America

On Petition for Review of a Final Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A95 589 074. Petition Denied.

7 January 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Social group persecution | Countries: Guinea - United States of America

On Petition for Review of a Final Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition Denied. Not Recommended for Full Text Publication.

4 January 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Liberia - United States of America

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

29 October 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America