Case Law

7 September 2016 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Grounds for persecution - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution - Threats / Intimidation | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

23 July 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Gang related violence - Indigenous persons - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

9 July 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Persecution of family members - Residence permits / Residency - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

27 June 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

Petition for Review of a Final Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition granted and case remanded for BIA to consider whether "Peruvian military officers whose names became associated with Accomarca" would qualify as a social group.

24 March 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Social group persecution | Countries: Peru - United States of America

On Petition for Review of Orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition Denied.

8 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Economic, social and cultural rights - Right to employment - Social group persecution | Countries: Russian Federation - United States of America

On 6 April 2010, the Court issued a decision denying the petition for review. Mejilla-Romero v. Holder, Attorney General.

6 August 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

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

15 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

On petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The panel and BIA’s decisions were subsequently vacated and the case was remanded to the BIA: Mejilla-Romero v. Holder, Attorney General.

6 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America