context: The immigration judge (IJ) found that Iskandar was not eligible for asylum because his application was not filed within one year of his arrival in the United States. 8 U.S.C. SS 1158(a)(2)(B). The IJ further found that -- even crediting Iskandar's testimony -- the harm he feared was neither severe nor likely enough to satisfy the standards for withholding of removal and relief under the CAT.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: withholding appropriate only when there is a "clear probability" that the alien's life or freedom would be threatened upon removal
citation_a.sentence: See 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(8)(A) (withholding of removal); INS v. Stevie, 467 U.S. 407, 412, 104 S.Ct. 2489, 81 L.Ed.2d 321 (1984) (withholding appropriate only when there is a “clear probability” that the alien’s life or freedom would be threatened upon removal); see also 8 C.F.R. §§ 208.16 and 208.18 (regulations governing CAT claims); Abdulrahman v. Ashcroft, 330 F.3d 587, 591 n. 2 (3d Cir.2003) (for CAT claim, alien must show it is more likely than not that she will be tortured by the government or with its acquiescence upon removal).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: for CAT claim, alien must show it is more likely than not that she will be tortured by the government or with its acquiescence upon removal
citation_b.sentence: See 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(8)(A) (withholding of removal); INS v. Stevie, 467 U.S. 407, 412, 104 S.Ct. 2489, 81 L.Ed.2d 321 (1984) (withholding appropriate only when there is a “clear probability” that the alien’s life or freedom would be threatened upon removal); see also 8 C.F.R. §§ 208.16 and 208.18 (regulations governing CAT claims); Abdulrahman v. Ashcroft, 330 F.3d 587, 591 n. 2 (3d Cir.2003) (for CAT claim, alien must show it is more likely than not that she will be tortured by the government or with its acquiescence upon removal).