Decision date: 2022-03-03

Upholding the agency's denial of CAT relief on the basis that Petitioner failed to show that he would more likely than not be tortured with the acquiesence of the Honduran government because Petitioner's family has resided safely in Honduras and Petitioner had not received threats for an extended period of time, and Petitioner could possibly relocate within Honduras. Further, while the IJ referenced the incorrect standard of "willful acceptance" in passing, she applied the correct standard of "willful blindness" in substance.

Publication Status: Unpublished

Case judge: Agee, Floyd, Wilkinson

Decision: Valle v. Garland, 2022 WL 621784 (4th Cir. Mar. 3, 2022)