Case #25-0068974
Initials & Country of Origin: I.D. from Mauritania
Type of Case: Removal Asylum
Language/interpretation needs: French or Fulani interpreter needed
Date of Entry (and status, if any): 09/24/2024; Parole
Next Hearing: No future hearings currently scheduled
Current Status/status expiry: Pending asylum seeker (I-589 filed pro se 5/5/2025)
Case Summary: Mr. D is Fulani. In 1989, Mr. D’s father was murdered by government officials for opposing the government. In 2017, Mr. D’s mother was murdered by a government-affiliated doctor while she was hospitalized after participating in a women’s protest. He left Mauritania primarily because of Beidane government discrimination against other ethnicities. He believes this played a part in his parents’ deaths. In 2019, Mr. D participated in the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement and attended a protest against racism and slavery. A police officer hit, arrested, and detained Mr. D, who was tortured in jail for 3 days before being released. Police officers told him he does not have the right to protest and talk. Mr. D also says that the Mauritanian government is ruled by a white minority that discriminates against the Fulani community. In 2024, the government also began to kill people involved in protests against falsified election results, which prompted Mr. D to leave.
Theory of the Case: Past persecution and fear of future persecution by government actors on account of political opinion and race.
Commitment: Redline/supplement I-589, gather evidence and testimony, appearances at Court; Work permit (initial and renewals)
Court: Yes
Experience level/case team size recommended: Appropriate for any experience level and team size
Type of Case: Removal Asylum
Language/interpretation needs: French or Fulani interpreter needed
Date of Entry (and status, if any): 09/24/2024; Parole
Next Hearing: No future hearings currently scheduled
Current Status/status expiry: Pending asylum seeker (I-589 filed pro se 5/5/2025)
Case Summary: Mr. D is Fulani. In 1989, Mr. D’s father was murdered by government officials for opposing the government. In 2017, Mr. D’s mother was murdered by a government-affiliated doctor while she was hospitalized after participating in a women’s protest. He left Mauritania primarily because of Beidane government discrimination against other ethnicities. He believes this played a part in his parents’ deaths. In 2019, Mr. D participated in the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement and attended a protest against racism and slavery. A police officer hit, arrested, and detained Mr. D, who was tortured in jail for 3 days before being released. Police officers told him he does not have the right to protest and talk. Mr. D also says that the Mauritanian government is ruled by a white minority that discriminates against the Fulani community. In 2024, the government also began to kill people involved in protests against falsified election results, which prompted Mr. D to leave.
Theory of the Case: Past persecution and fear of future persecution by government actors on account of political opinion and race.
Commitment: Redline/supplement I-589, gather evidence and testimony, appearances at Court; Work permit (initial and renewals)
Court: Yes
Experience level/case team size recommended: Appropriate for any experience level and team size
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