Sameh Sami S. Khouzam v. Thomas H. Hogan, et al.

Author: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Document source:

United States District Courts
Date:
10 January 2007

In this section

Petition granted. Order vacated. Motion granted.

Author

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Title

Sameh Sami S. Khouzam v. Thomas H. Hogan, et al.

Document source

United States District Courts

Date

10 January 2007

Document number

3:CV-07-0992

Document type

Collection

Country

United States of America (the)

Egypt

Keywords

Convention against Torture (CAT)

Diplomatic assurances

Exclusion clauses

Extradition

Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment

Immigration Detention

Non-refoulement

Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness

Serious non-political crime

Comments:

Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus and to vacate the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security to terminate the court-ordered deferral of removal of the Petitioner. Motion for Release from Custody. The decision was subsequently appealed before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: Nos. 07-2926 & 08-1094.

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