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Pierre v. Gonzales, No. 05-3260-ag (2nd Cir.) (502 F.3d 109) (September 11, 2007) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs) by For a summary of this decision, see "Haitians Facing Prison After Deportation Cannot Cite Torture as Defense to Stay," by Mark Hamblett, as published in the New York Law Journal on September …

Jean-Pierre v. U.S. Attorney General, No. 06-13359 (11th Cir.) (500 F.3d 1315) (September 19, 2007) (Judge Stanley Marcus) by In this case, the Court effectively held that the immigratiion courts cannot turn a blind eye to claims of torture. The Court's opinion started as follows: "More than fifty years ago, …