United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

2 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Grounds for persecution - Police - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

25 February 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Dioula - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United States of America

Petition for review from an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying petitioner, a native citizen of Togo, asylum and withholding of removal.

19 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Togo - United States of America

Petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

12 May 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Elections - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

Petition for review.

11 June 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Guinea - United States of America

Argued: 18 June 2007; decided: 22 February 2008.

22 February 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: United States of America - Viet Nam

Petition for review of a final decision and order of removal of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

7 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: China - United States of America

Submitted: June 8, 2006; Decided: September 19, 2006.

19 September 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - False documents - Persecution based on political opinion - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Cameroon - United States of America

Submitted: February 17, 2006; Decided: May 15, 2006.

15 May 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Proof of nationality - Resettlement - Safe third country - Standard of proof - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: India - United States of America

Argued: August 25, 2005; Decided: May 3, 2006.

3 May 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Mauritania - United States of America