United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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

21 August 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - 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 | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

On Petitions for Review of Orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted En Banc March 23, 2006; Filed June 9, 2006.

9 June 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Changes of circumstances in home country - Persecution based on political opinion - Resettlement - Safe third country | Countries: Fiji - United States of America

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California denying petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

17 March 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United States of America

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

30 December 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Harmful traditional practices - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

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

12 August 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - HIV and AIDS - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Social group persecution | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted En Banc: December 14, 2004 Pasadena, California. The Supreme Court of the United States has subsequently granted a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Court of Appeals' judgment was vacated and the case remanded for further proceedings.

3 June 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Social group persecution | Countries: South Africa - United States of America

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

26 May 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion - Sexual and reproductive rights | Countries: China - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Submitted: September 1, 2004, Vacated: February 23, 2005; Resubmitted: March 24, 2005; Filed: April 21, 2005.

21 April 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Eritrea - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted September 1, 2004 Pasadena, California; Filed April 21, 2005. A petition for writ of certorari to the United State Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was granted by the Supreme Court of the United States, which vacated the judgement and remanded the case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for further consideration in light of Gonzales v. Thomas, 547 U.S. ___, 126 S. Ct. 1613, 164 L. Ed. 2d 358 (2006).

21 April 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Russian Federation - United States of America

Argued and Submitted: October 7, 2004. Filed: April 18, 2005. Opinion by Judge McKeown; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Trott.

18 April 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: United States of America