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- European Union (CJEU)· 2025
Peordi (C-736/25)
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration; asylum policy.
refugeeasylum - European Union· 2025· Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
C-882/25
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration; asylum policy.
refugeeasylum - European Union (CJEU)· 2025
Wojewoda Dolnośląski (C-797/25)
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration; asylum policy.
refugeeasylum - Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)· 2025· Upper Tribunal
UKUT/IAC/2025/277
Case from Sierra Leone concerning Permission to Appeal and First-tier Tribunal practice and procedure.
asylumimmigration - European Union (CJEU)· 2025
Redego (C-859/25)
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration.
refugeeasylum - Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)· 2025· Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
Ghira (R 25, AIP, Fairness) Romania
Immigration case from Romania addressing Rule 25, Accelerated Detained Appeals, and fairness principles.
immigrationasylum - High Court of Australia· 2025· High Court of Australia
Plaintiff M19A-2024 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
High Court case involving challenge to decision by Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, with pseudonym plaintiff designation indicating protection visa or asylum matter.
refugeeasylumimmigration - United Kingdom Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)· 2025· United Kingdom Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
EK & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rule 17 Withdrawal)
Case concerning the application and interpretation of Rule 17 regarding withdrawal of immigration and asylum applications.
immigrationasylum - 9th Circuit· 2025
Al Otro Lado v. Kristi Noem
The application of the Asylum Transit Rule requiring persons to apply for asylum in transit countries was at stake.
asylum-refugeenon-refoulement - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2025
CASE OF H.A. AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (no. 39498/18)
Whether Hungary has taken effective measures to prevent new violations of the Convention and complied with the Court's judgment by paying the awarded compensation.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - United Kingdom Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)· 2025· United Kingdom Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
Guerrero (s104(4A); statutory abandonment; right of appeal) Trinidad and Tobago
The case addresses statutory abandonment of appeals under section 104(4A) and the right of appeal in immigration matters involving a Trinidad and Tobago national.
immigrationasylum - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2025adverse
CASE OF Z AND OTHERS v. FINLAND (no. 42758/23)
Whether Finland's measures violated the applicants' right to respect for private and family life.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - European Union (CJEU)· 2025
Peordi II (C-737/25)
CJEU case. Subject matter: Borders, asylum and immigration; asylum policy.
refugeeasylum - 9th Circuit· 2024· 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
138 F.4th 1102
The application of the Asylum Transit Rule was at stake, requiring persons to apply for asylum in transit countries. This rule has significant implications for asylum seekers and refugee policies.
refugeeasylum - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024favorable
CASE OF M.H. AND S.B. v. HUNGARY (no. 10940/17)
Whether the applicants' arrest and detention were lawful under the right to liberty and security.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulement - United States· 2024· US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuitpending
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v Biden, No. 23-16032 (9th Cir. 2024)
Executive limits on asylum eligibility; APA challenges; statutory consistency
asylumasylum-eligibilityborder-restrictionsexecutive-authorityrefugee - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024High precedent
CASE OF VEREIN KLIMASENIORINNEN SCHWEIZ AND OTHERS v. SWITZERLAND (no. 53600/20)
Whether Switzerland's insufficient climate policies breach the applicants' right to private and family life and their right of access to a court.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024adverse
CASE OF Y AND OTHERS v. SWITZERLAND (no. 9577/21)
Whether the applicants' expulsion to Albania would expose them to a real risk of treatment contrary to the right to life under Article 2 and the prohibition of torture under Article 3.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024favorable
CASE OF M.D. AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (no. 60778/19)
Whether the applicants' removal by Hungarian authorities constituted a collective expulsion of aliens in breach of the prohibition under Article 4 of Protocol No. 4
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024favorable
CASE OF K.J. AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (no. 27584/20)
Whether the applicants' expulsion to North Korea would expose them to a real risk of death or torture, violating their right to life and the prohibition of inhuman treatment, and whether their pre‑expulsion detention in Russia complied with the right to liberty and security.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3