Population control victims asylum ruling [2nd Circuit]

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Population control victims asylum ruling [2nd Circuit]

July 16, 2007 11:29:00 am

Shi Liang Lin, et al. v. United States Department of Justice, Attorney General Gonzales, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, July 16, 2007 [ruling that spouses and unmarried partners of women who face inhumane treatment under rigid population control measures do not automatically qualify for asylum in the United States]. Read the full text of the decision [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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