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Castro and Others v. Department of Homeland Security and Others, Opinion
Dismissed Pursuant to Court’s Order entered May 13, 2016. 29 August 2016 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Family reunification | Countries: Cuba - United States of America |
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Tajikistan needs to do more to end torture
An overview of current concerns
10 February 2015 | Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Country Reports |
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Roye v. Attorney General
Petition for review granted, order and opinion vacated and remanded for proceedings to review whether the evidence of record demonstrates that claimants persecutors will physically and sexually abuse him in a manner that rises to the level of torture under the CAT, and decide whether Jamaican public officials will consent to or acquiesce in any such abuse. 10 September 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Jamaica - United States of America |
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Garcia v Attorney General United States
28 November 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Gang related violence - Refugee / Asylum law | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America |
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Valdiviezo-Galdamez v. Holder, Attorney General
Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Precedential. 8 November 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Gang related violence - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Honduras - United States of America |
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Li v Holder, Attorney General
Petition for Review of an Order of the United States Department of Justice Board of Immigration Appeals. ;Agency No. A099-934-740. Petition Denied. 1 February 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Koreans - Political situation - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: China - United States of America |
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Chen v Holder, Attorney General
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A088 378 045. Petition Denied. Non-precedential Decision. 8 October 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Forced sterilization / Abortion - One-child policy / Family planning | Countries: China - United States of America |
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Cheng v Holder, Attorney General
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A077-354-013. Petition Granted. 6 October 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Civil and political rights - Economic, social and cultural rights - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - One-child policy / Family planning - Right to employment | Countries: China - United States of America |
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Valcu v Holder, Attorney General
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A097-902-790. Petition Denied. 20 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) | Countries: Romania - United States of America |
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Huang v Holder, Attorney General
On Petition for Review of an Order of the United States Department of Justice Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A099-583-314. Petition Granted and Case Remanded for Further Proceedings. 8 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Forced sterilization / Abortion - One-child policy / Family planning - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America |
