10/24/22
Chavez v. Garland, No. 21-1267 (1st Cir. Oct. 21, 2022)
- withholding of removal; imputed political opinion; imputed particular social group; imputed gang member; Matter of E-A-G-; Chevron Step 2; CAT; willful blindness; MS-13; El Salvador
H.H. v. Garland, No. 21-1150 (1st Cir. Oct. 21, 2022)
- CAT protection; acquiescence; willful blindness test; mixed question of law and fact; experts; Matter of S-V-; CAT regulations; legislative history; private actors as government actors; under color of law; Fourteenth Amendment; MS-13; El Salvador; Honduras
Dong v. Garland, No. 16-70543 (9th Cir. Oct. 19, 2022)
- credibility; omission; inconsistency between written statement and testimony; interrogation; demeanor; household registration document
De Leon Lopez v. Garland, No. 20-71529 (9th Cir. Oct. 21, 2022)
- CAT; government acquiescence; agency deference; speculation; substantial evidence; relocation; government actor; police officers as gang members; Guatemala