United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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

9 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Civil war - Combatants / Former combatants - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Security situation - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

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

19 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Changes of circumstances in home country - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

19 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - Non-refoulement - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Albania - United States of America

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

2 November 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Shia | Countries: Pakistan - United States of America

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

15 June 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Corruption - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights activists - Persecution based on class/wealth/occupation - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: China - United States of America

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

18 May 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Congo, Republic of the - United States of America

Petition for review of final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Unpublished opinion.

8 January 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

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

14 July 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Palestine, State of - United States of America

Petition for review from a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Unpublished opinion.

9 August 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Jordan - United States of America

Argued: January 29, 2004 Decided and Filed: May 19, 2004

19 May 2004 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America