United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Petition for review granted, decision vacated on basis that conduct alleged amounts to past persecution and therefore satisfies petitioner’s burden of demonstrating a well-founded fear of persecution, and remanded.

5 February 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: China - United States of America

Decision vacated and remanded for review under the proper clear error standard.

4 January 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: China - United States of America

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 | Document type: Case Law | 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

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A078-588-555. Petition Denied. Unpublished Opinion.

30 March 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Colombia - United States of America

Petitions for Review of Orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

11 January 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Blood feuds - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Albania - United States of America

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A098-679-956. Petition Dismissed in Part and Denied in Part. Unpublished Opinion.

5 November 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Economic, social and cultural rights - Right to employment | Countries: India - United States of America

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

27 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Serbia - United States of America

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition Denied. Agency No. A089-215-653. Unpublished Opinion.

16 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Livelihoods - Social group persecution | Countries: Colombia - United States of America

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Unpublished opinion.

8 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Forced sterilization / Abortion - Mental health - One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: China - United States of America

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

7 May 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - 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 - Social group persecution | Countries: United States of America - Venezuela