Legal Opinion
Victoria Tchoukhrova, Dmitri Tchoukhrova, and Evgueni Tchoukhrova v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 21, 2005No. 03-71129PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.
The question before us is whether under our immigration laws asylum may be granted to the parents of a disabled child who has been persecuted in his native land on account of his disability or whether, instead, we are compelled to force the family to return involuntarily to its home country where the child is likely to face further persistent and debilitating persecution. To answer that question, we must decide (1) whether disabled "children and their parents who provide care for them may constitute a particular social group within the meaning of our immigration laws…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. VenturaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Moore v. City of East ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Maharaj v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Eldin Jacobo Escobar v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- A-KBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2007
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