U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2017

Fausto Renato Quevedo v. Jefferson Sessions

Fausto Renato Quevedo v. Jefferson Sessions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided November 16, 2017 · Kozinski, Hawkins, Parker
702 F. App'x 613

Fausto Renato Quevedo v. Jefferson Sessions

Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

To qualify for Convention Against Torture relief a petitioner must show that “it is more likely than not that he ... would be tortured if removed to the proposed country of removal,” 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(c)(2). The IJ didn’t err by finding that Quevedo failed to meet this standard. Substantial evidence supported the IJ’s determination that the beating Quevedo suffered wasn’t torture. See Ahmed v. Keisler, 504 F.3d 1183, 1201 (9th Cir. 2007). His later peaceful interaction with Guatemalan police further demonstrates that he’s unlikely to be tortured if returned to Guatemala.

DENIED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

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