Matter of M-Z-M-R-
Remanded to determine whether respondent could avoid future persecution by relocating to another part of the country and whether, under all the circumstances, it would be reasonable to expect him to do so. 4 October 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Sri Lanka - United States of America |
Matter of E-A-
Appeal dismissed on grounds that the applicant’s actions as a member of a group that burned passenger buses and cars, threw stones, and disrupted the economic activity of merchants in the market, while pretending to be from the opposition party in order to discredit such party, reached the level of serious criminal conduct which outweighed its political nature and therefore constituted a serious nonpolitical crime. 11 September 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United States of America |
Matter of A-S-J-
The BIA held that an Immigration Judge does not have jurisdiction to review the termination of asylum status by the Department of Homeland Security. 24 August 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Countries: United States of America |
Matter of X-
Request for deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture granted. Unpublished Opinion. 7 June 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Exceptional leave to remain (ELR) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) | Countries: Jamaica - United States of America |
Matter of L-S-
Case remanded to the Immigration Judge to determine whether the applicant showed compelling reasons to be granted asylum based on either severe past persecution or other serious harm. 17 February 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Albania - United States of America |
Matter of N-C-M-
10 June 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Derivative status | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America |
Matter of N-M-
9 June 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Corruption - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Colombia - United States of America |
Matter of E-R-M- & L-R-M-
3 June 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Expedited procedures - Jurisdiction - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Cuba - United States of America |
Matter of Echeverria
1 June 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Derivative status | Countries: Argentina - United States of America |
Matter of A-G-G-
12 May 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Resettlement - Safe third country | Countries: Mauritania |