Medical and health / Public health

It is likely that § 265 grants the Executive sweeping authority to prohibit aliens from entering the United States during a public-health emergency; that the Executive may expel aliens who violate such a prohibition; and that under § 1231(b)(3)(A) and the Convention Against Torture, the Executive cannot expel aliens to countries where their “life or freedom would be threatened” on account of their “race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion” or where they will likely face torture.

4 March 2022 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Topic(s): COVID-19 - Deportation / Forcible return - Expulsion - Public health | Countries: United States of America

Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

28 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - HIV and AIDS - Jurisdiction - Public health - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Kenya - United States of America

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 Unpublished opinion.

5 March 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - HIV and AIDS - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Public health - Social group persecution | Countries: United States of America - Venezuela

Motion for a stay of the enforceable removal order against the applicants.

20 January 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Prison or detention conditions - Prosecution vs persecution - Public health - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Canada - United States of America

Motion for a stay of the enforceable removal order against the applicants.

20 January 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Prison or detention conditions - Prosecution vs persecution - Public health - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Canada - United States of America

15 July 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Prison or detention conditions - Prosecution vs persecution - Public health | Countries: Canada - United States of America

15 July 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Prison or detention conditions - Prosecution vs persecution - Public health | Countries: Canada - United States of America

17 November 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Public health - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - United States of America