Carithers-Wallace-Courtenay v. Commissioner

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• applying substantial evidence review to determinations of likelihood of torture and acquiescence
• applying substantial evidence review to determinations of likelihood of torture and acquiescence
• “An alien seeking CAT relief bears the burden of proving the likelihood of future torture.”
• petitioner’s proposed group of “former gang members who actively oppose gangs . . . does not assuage particularity and social-distinction concerns” (emphasis added)
• “[E]ven if we assume arguendo that our authority to review [the petitioner’s] withholding challenge is the same as our authority to review his CAT challenge, we would not grant his petition.”
• “While [there] may be some evidence that the Salvadoran [G]overnment views former gang members as socially distinct—at least to the extent that page 685 Cite as 29 I&N Dec. 680 (BIA 2026

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