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One of the first successful LGBT asylum pleas to be granted refugee status in the United States due to sexual orientation was a Cuban national whose case was first presented in 1989. [86] The case was affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals and the barring of LGBT individuals into the United States was repealed in 1990.
United States: Federal deputy from Guanabara (1963–1964). [8] Part of the opposition against the military dictatorship in Brazil, he had asylum from Uruguay from 3 May 1964 [9] until his expulsion in 1977 [10] and then had US asylum from 1977 to 1979. [11] 1967 Svetlana Alliluyeva Soviet Union United States: Writer and lecturer; daughter of ...
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 (1992), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that a Guatemalan man seeking asylum in the United States of America as a result of forced conscription in a guerrilla army did not establish persecution on account of political opinion, a legal requirement for asylum.
The number of people granted asylum in court hit a historic high under Biden, but some sped-up cases make it harder for people to find evidence and lawyers. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
They had been delivered by Mexican smugglers to the U.S.-Mexico border to cross and request political asylum in the United States. (Credit: John Moore/Getty Images) Your children are hungry. The ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Weary of Venezuela’s autocratic government and the pittance he earned in the military, Dario Maldonado deserted The post Asylum seekers caught in political battle in NYC ...
Wilkins, 112 U.S. 94 (1884) – Court held that even though Elk was born in the United States, he was not a citizen because he owed allegiance to his tribe when he was born rather than to the U.S. and therefore was not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States when he was born.
Under US law, the INS had the discretion to grant asylum to an alien eligible for that relief, but must withhold deportation if the alien is eligible for that kind of relief. To support her request for asylum, Cardoza said that her brother had been tortured by the Sandinistas because of his political activities in Nicaragua. They believed that ...