A Ninth Circuit case, Sumolang v. Holder, holds that persecuting a child can be persecuting a parent.

Friday, July 26th, 2013

Eight years ago, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case, Tchoukhrova v. Gonzales, which involved a mother seeking asylum because her son, who was severely disabled, was denied all medical care. The Ninth Circuit found in the mother’s favor, which the government did not like. A discussion of the post-decision procedural history of the case, including its being vacated by the Supreme Court and that it is still cited, is discussed here. Today, in Sumolang v. Holder, the…