Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Safe third country
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Amicus Curaie (Asylum Access Mexico, et al): Relativo a que cualquier compromiso que asuma el gobierno de Guatemala como "tercer país seguro" y/o de "cooperación respecto al examen de solicitudes de protección", debe previamente ser aprobado por el congreso de la república conforme a lo previsto en la literal l) del artículo 171 de la constitución política de la república
9 March 2021 | Publisher: Americas - Miscellaneous | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae |
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Dead Ends: No Path To Protection for Asylum Seekers Under the Guatemala Asylum Cooperative Agreement
10 June 2020 | Publisher: Americas - Miscellaneous | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers |
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Guatemala: Court of Constitutionality - Accumulated Files: No. 3829-2019, 3849-2019, 3881-2019 - 9 September 2019
"Expedientes Acumulados 3829-2019, 3849-2019 y 3881-2019". Appeal of this earlier decision by the constitutional court. The Court found that the signing of the "safe third country" agreement between the United States and Guatemala did not violate Guatemalan law, as the President and the Foreign Relations Minister stated they would comply with the internal legal procedure and formal steps for the agreement to become a treaty and enter into force, including approval by congress. 9 September 2019 | Judicial Body: Guatemala: Corte de Constitutionalidad | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Safe third country | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America |
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Guatemala: Court of Constitutionality - Accumulated Files: No. 3829-2019, 3849-2019, 3881-2019 - 14 July 2019
"Expedientes Acumulados 3829-2019, 3849-2019 y 3881-2019". Constitutional Court decision reviewing the constitutionality of the "safe third country" agreement between the United States and Guatemala. The court found, on procedural grounds, that the agreement did not comply with the treaty-making procedures in Guatemalan law. However, this was later overturned on appeal (See the appeal here.) 14 July 2019 | Judicial Body: Guatemala: Corte de Constitutionalidad | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Safe third country | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America |
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Tchitchui v. Holder, Attorney General
Petition for review denied as “firm resettlement” in a third country prior to arrival in the United States bars an alien from obtaining asylum. 19 September 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Cameroon - Chile - Guatemala - United States of America |
