Case Law

Court granted review of BIA's denial of application (based on availability of IFA) that if returned to Senegal, it is more likely than not that she will be beaten or killed for attempting to protect her U.S. citizen daughter from being subjected to FGM.

8 December 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) | Countries: Senegal - United States of America

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

15 February 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Abduction - Children-at-risk - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Netherlands - United States of America