Posted on October 30, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Los Angeles Times discusses a new report, written by a team of nine board-certified OB-GYNs and two nursing experts, that claims that at least 19 women at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia were pressured to undergo “overly aggressive” or “medically unnecessary” surgery without their consent, including procedures that affect their ability to have children
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Posted on January 15, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Court Upholds BIA Reversal of IJ Grant of CAT Deferral to Domestic Violence Victim
The First Circuit denied the petition for review and held the BIA correctly found the petitioner was unable to prove that the Dominican government acquiesced in her domestic abuse. Thus, the petitioner failed to meet the CAT definition of “torture” mandated for deferral of removal.
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