Legal Opinion
Sheriff v. Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 24, 2009No. 08-1645PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BARRY, Circuit Judge.
This is a case of almost unimaginable horrors inflicted on a Liberian woman by supporters of former Liberian president, Charles Taylor. Those horrors, which include witnessing the murder of her mother and the rape of her daughter, who later died; the abduction of her other daughter, now presumed dead; and her own capture and detention, during which time she was bound with electrical wire and raped multiple times, prompt us, as a matter of first impression for our court, to consider, among other issues, what has come to be known as “humanitarian asylum.”
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Mario Ernesto Navas v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Takky Zubeda v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Celso Chavarria v. Alberto Gonzalez, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- S.E.R.L. v. Attorney General United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2018
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