Category Archives: Convention Against Torture

CA7 remands Mexican deferral of removal under CAT

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Mike Baker

Ct. of Appeals remanded case back of Bd. of Immigration Appeals upon govt.’s motion for said remand for purpose of allowing Bd. to reconsider its denial of alien’s eligibility for deferral of removal under CAT, where alien alleged that removal … Continue reading →

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CA7 and CAT relief for Mexican national “deadbeat and informer,” tortured at behest of Zetas cartel

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Mike Baker

In Rodriguez-Molinero v. Lynch, 2015 WL 9239398 (7th Cir. 2015), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted a petition for review in favor of a citizen of Mexico who was denied protection under the Convention Against Torture … Continue reading →

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CA7 denies Iranian CAT claim because the alien had confessed to perjury

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Mike Baker

Keirkhavash did not depart when her tourist visa lapsed. Two days before the statutory deadline, she sought asylum, contending that Iran would persecute her because she had supported a group (MEK) seeking overthrow of Iran’s government. She claimed she had … Continue reading →

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CA7 Remands Denied Asylum Claim for Political Activist from Belarus

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Mike Baker

Boika, a Belarusian citizen, entered the U.S. legally in 2006, but overstayed. At her removal proceedings, she applied for asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158, withholding of removal under 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3), and relief pursuant to the Convention Against Torture. Her … Continue reading →

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