Quintanilla v. Garland, No. 18-67 (2d Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseThe Second Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision denying petitioner's application for statutory withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The court concluded that any failure by the IJ to make an explicit credibility finding requires no remand because the BIA explicitly assumed petitioner's credibility in upholding the IJ's decision, consistent with 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii) & 1231(b)(3)(C). The court also concluded that the IJ, sua sponte, effectively considered the social groups identified by petitioner in this court, and the record evidence considered in light of controlling precedent does not support, much less compel, the conclusion that these social groups bear the particularity or social distinction required for withholding of removal. Finally, the court concluded that the record evidence also does not compel the conclusion that petitioner faces likely torture either directly by or indirectly with the acquiescence of Salvadoran police, as required for CAT relief.
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