Cert Petition Filed by SG in Asylum Case

The Solicitor General has filed a petitioner for certiorari in Tchoukhrova v.Gonzales, a Ninth Circuit decision finding that a severely disabled Russian child and his family had been persecuted and were eligible for asylum information.

For further details about the case: Download the Solicitor General’s petition by clicking here.  Read a memorandum discussing the facts and issues by clicking here. Read a letter from former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh urging the current Attorney General not to pursue this case further by clicking here.

KJ