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Yohannes Ghirmay Milat v. Holder, Attorney General

19 June 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom of expression - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Eritrea - United States of America

Kumudinie Renuka Perera v. Holder, Attorney General

22 April 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Country of origin information (COI) - Persecution based on political opinion - Police - Rejected asylum-seekers - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United States of America

Matter of M-D

23 September 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) | Countries: Cameroon - United States of America

Chen v. Holder, Attorney General

Case remanded on grounds that the BIA failed to investigate whether the applicant faced a substantial risk of compulsory sterilization if removed.

9 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: China - United States of America

Matter of H-L-H- & Z-Y-Z-

26 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Forced sterilization / Abortion - One-child policy / Family planning - Sexual and reproductive rights - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

Kourouma v. Holder

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

24 October 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution | Countries: Guinea - United States of America

Halmenschlager v. Holder, Attorney General

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 | Document type: Case Law | 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

Kadri v. Mukasey, Attorney General

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

30 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Right to employment - Social group persecution | Countries: Indonesia - United States of America

Bromfield v. Mukasey, Attorney General

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

15 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Jamaica - United States of America

In re A-T-

26 September 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Country of origin information (COI) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution | Countries: Mali - United States of America

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