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- 9th Cir.· 2021
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Merrick Garland
Challenge to the Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications rule
refugeeasylum - D.D.C.· 2021· D.D.C.
Huisha-Huisha v. Gaynor
Asylum-seeking families who fled to the United States were at stake, with their right to seek asylum in the US being challenged.
asylumrefugee - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2021· European Court of Human RightsfavorableHigh precedent
CASE OF K.I. v. FRANCE (no. 5560/19)
Whether the applicant’s removal to Russia would expose him to a real risk of treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2021· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF D.A. AND OTHERS v. POLAND (no. 51246/17)
Whether Poland has taken sufficient individual and general measures to prevent further violations and has paid the compensation ordered, thereby complying with its duty to abide by the Court’s judgment (Article 46).
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - 9th Cir.· 2021
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Joseph Biden
The case challenges a presidential proclamation that strips asylum eligibility, which is at stake for asylum seekers.
refugeeasylum - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2021· European Court of Human RightsfavorableHigh precedent
CASE OF BIVOLARU AND MOLDOVAN v. FRANCE (no. 40324/16)
Whether the applicants were subjected to treatment that breaches the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2021· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF SHAHZAD v. HUNGARY (no. 12625/17)
Whether the applicant’s removal by Hungary violated the prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens and denied him an effective remedy.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2021· European Court of Human RightsfavorableHigh precedent
CASE OF GEORGIA v. RUSSIA (II) (no. 38263/08)
Whether the Russian Federation breached its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights by violating the applicants' rights to life, freedom from torture, liberty, private and family life, protection of property, and freedom of movement during the 2008 conflict.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2021· European Court of Human RightsfavorableHigh precedent
CASE OF SAVRAN v. DENMARK (no. 57467/15)
Whether expelling the applicant to Turkey would breach the prohibition of torture or the right to private and family life.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2021· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF M.D. AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (no. 71321/17)
Whether the applicants' rights to life and prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment would be violated if they were expelled to Syria.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2021· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF M.H. AND OTHERS v. CROATIA (no. 15670/18)
Whether the applicants' rights to life, protection from torture, liberty, freedom from collective expulsion, and access to the Court were violated.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2021· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF M.L. AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (no. 25079/19)
Whether the applicants' pre‑expulsion detention was lawful and whether they had an adequate mechanism to challenge its lawfulness under the right to liberty and security.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulement - 2nd Circuit· 2021
Quintanilla v. Garland
Case addressing the principle that no State shall expel, return (refouler) or extradite a person to another State where they face persecution.
refugeeasylum - United States· 2020· US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuitfavorable
Innovation Law Lab v Wolf, 951 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir. 2020)
'Remain in Mexico' (MPP) policy; statutory authority; refoulement risk
asylumborder-externalizationnon-refoulementrefugeestatutory-authority - D.D.C.· 2020
A.B.-b v. Morgan
Children from Honduras, Ecuador, and Mexico seek asylum in the United States based on fears of kidnapping and violence
refugeeasylum - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2020· European Court of Human Rightsadverse
CASE OF ASADY AND OTHERS v. SLOVAKIA (no. 24917/15)
Whether the applicants' removal would constitute a collective expulsion of aliens contrary to the prohibition on collective expulsion.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2020· European Court of Human RightsfavorableHigh precedent
CASE OF SHIKSAITOV v. SLOVAKIA (no. 56751/16)
Whether the applicant's detention for extradition was lawful under the right to liberty and security and whether the lack of compensation for unlawful detention breached that right.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulement - 9th Cir.· 2020
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. William Barr
Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications
refugeeasylum - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2020· European Court of Human RightsadverseHigh precedent
CASE OF N.D. AND N.T. v. SPAIN (no. 8675/15)
Whether Spain’s removal of the applicants without individual consideration violated the prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens under Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 and the right to an effective remedy under Article 13.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2020· European Court of Human RightsfavorableHigh precedent
CASE OF M.K. AND OTHERS v. POLAND (no. 40503/17)
Whether the applicants' expulsion to a country where they faced a real risk of torture would breach the prohibition of torture, the right to an effective remedy, and the prohibition of collective expulsion.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4