U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jul. 27, 2013
Baby's death can equal persecution, 9th Circuit rules in immigration case
Harm to an immigrant's child in the home country can equal past persecution of the parent when based on the parent's race, religion, nationality, politics or social group membership, a 9th Circuit panel held Thursday
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Harm to an immigrant's child in the home country can equal past persecution of the parent when based on the parent's race, religion, nationality, politics or social group membership, a 9th Circuit panel held Thursday in reversing federal immigration authorities who had ruled to the contrary. That gave an Indonesian Christian woman of Chinese descent whose infant daughter died when ignored by Indonesian hospital doctors another chan...
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