LGBTQI Immigration Cases

  • Amanfi v. Ashcroft, 328 F.3d 719, 730 (3d Cir.2003): sexual orientation cognizable for PSG
  • Ayala v. Att’y Gen. U.S., 605 F. 3d 941, 949 (11th 2010): sexual orientation can be basis for PSG
  • Bringas-Rodriguez v. Sessions, 850 F.3d 1051, 1073 (9th 2017) (en banc): sexual orientation can be basis for PSG
  • Hernandez-Montiel v. I.N.S., 225 F.3d 1084, 1094 (9th), overruled on other grounds by Thomas v. Gonzales, 409 F.3d 1177 (9th Cir. 2005): transgender individuals as PSG
  • Kadri v. Mukasey, 543 F.3d 16, 21 (1st 2008): sexual orientation can be basis for PSG
  • Matter of Toboso-Alfonso, 20 I&N Dec. 819, 822 (BIA 1990): sexual orientation can be basis for PSG
  • Moab v. Gonzales, 500 F.3d 656, 661 n.2 (7th 2007): sexual orientation can be basis for PSG
  • Nabulwala v. Gonzales, 481 F.3d 1115, 1117 (8th 2007): lesbians as PSG
  • Sumalia v. Attorney General, No. 18-1342 (3d Cir. March 31, 2020): Threats are sufficient to establish persecution; BIA & IJ ignored case law and record re. reasonable fear; medical records and serious physical injury are not necessary to establish persecution; intimate details of sexual relationships are not necessary to establish sexual orientation. (Word Doc Summary) (PDF Summary)