Case Law

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

6 May 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Persons not in need of international protection - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - El Salvador - United States of America

6 May 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - El Salvador - United States of America

7 February 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

7 February 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Honduras - United States of America

23 January 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Topic(s): Gang related violence - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

BIA's conclusion on the lack of a causal nexus rejected and case remanded.

15 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Petition for review denied as the applicant failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution on account of a protected ground.

14 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Countries: Germany - United States of America

Petition for review granted, order of the Board vacated, and the case remanded for proceedings consistent with finding that members of a group consisting of persons who witnessed Haradinaj’s alleged crimes and cooperated with international investigators possessed the required social visibility requirement to constitute a particular social group.

18 December 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Countries: Serbia - United States of America