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Asylum, Immigration, Migration, Passports, Refugees

2016 The headline suffix indicates Country (Province, State or region)
	December 2016 Ugandan transgender man secures refugee status in Edmonton CA 11 DEC Gay Eritrean granted asylum in Israel IL 10 DEC Israel to ease citizenship process for same-sex couples IL 08 DEC Man avoids deportation by convincing Administrative Appeals Tribunal he is gay AU (QLD) 02 DEC • Decision: LMYW and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection 2016/3564, [2016] AATA 936 24 NOV 16 November 2016 Judge asks US to reconsider passport for intersex citizen US (CO) 22 NOV • Order: Dana Alix Zzyym v. John F Kerry and Sherman D Portell No. 1:15-cv-02362 91.88kb 22 NOV 16 Hong Kong govt made same-sex marriage visa exceptions HK 21 NOV Canada to offer gender-neutral ‘other’ option for visitors CA (FED) 08 NOV September 2016 Gay asylum seeker granted last-minute reprieve from deportation to Uganda CA (FED) 30 SEP Two transgender women refused entry at HK airport HK 26 SEP August 2016 Gay Caribbean man granted refugee status after three year fight CA (FED) 26 AUG US court denies asylum for bisexual Jamaican felon US 18 AUG • Opinion: Ray Fuller v. Loretta E Lynch No. 15-3487 175.24kb 17 AUG 16 Nigerian man loses High Court appeal on persecution grounds IE 11 AUG Denmark gives lesbian refugee last-minute reprieve DK 01 AUG July 2016 Denmark sends home 3 Ugandan lesbians where they risk being prosecuted DK 22 JUL Queensland family left in limbo over passport debacle AU 17 JUL European court strikes against Hungary’s arbitrary detention of LGBT asylum seekers HU 05 JUL • Judgment: Case of O.M. v. Hungary No. 9915/15 307.27kb, 05 JUL 16 June 2016 Refusal to grant residence permit to gay couple on family grounds was unjustified discrimination IT 30 JUN • Judgment (in French): Affaire Taddeucci et McCall c. Italie No. 51362/09 583.33kb 30 JUN Court Grants Review in Gay Man’s Deportation Case US (FED) 15 JUN • Order: Carlos Bringas-Rodrigues v. Loretta E Lynch No. 13-72682 43.29kb 14 JUN 16 CCJ dismisses Maurice Tomlinson immigration case BZ, TT 10 JUN • Judgment: Maurice Tomlinson v. The State of Belize and Trinidad & Tobago [2014] CCJ1 (OJ) 484.31kb 10JUN 16 United States Government says Los Angeles Gay Couples 1975 Marriage is Valid US (FED) 07 JUN May 2016 Court Of Appeal Dismisses Married Lesbian Couple's Appeal Challenging Removal To India On Human Rights Grounds UK (E&W) 12 MAY • Judgment: SB and CB v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 451 12 MAY 16 Court overturns decision to deport gay Caribbean asylum seeker CA 09 MAY March 2016 British lesbian loses Hong Kong legal bid HK 11 MAR • Judgment: QT v. Director of Immigration No. 124 of 2014, 11 MAR 16 February 2016 Croatia not justified in excluding same-sex couples from family reunification process HR 23 FEB • Judgment: Case of PAJIC v. CROATIA No. 68453/13 473.39kb 23 FEB 16 HIV-positive man mistakenly denied tourist visa to Australia AU 01 FEB January 2016 Lithuania refuses to recognise same-sex marriage for residence permit LT 28 JAN Bisexual Jamaican man wins right to stay in the UK after deportation battle UK 18 JAN Current Month