Tagged #convention-against-torture
Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
ICE Detains Migrants Despite Judges' Withholding-of-Removal Orders: What Practitioners Need to Know
An AZCIR investigation found at least 120 immigrants detained in Arizona facilities despite judicial rulings barring deportation home. The Trump administration is using third-country removal to keep them in custody.
Fifth Circuit Denies Salvadoran Man's CAT Relief, Affirms Credibility Finding
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected a Salvadoran national's Convention Against Torture claim, finding his testimony not credible and upholding immigration judge discretion to deny late evidence.
Trump Officials Revoke Torture-Withholding Protection for Mexican Nationals
ICE leadership bypassed immigration judges to deport a group of Mexican citizens despite withholding-of-removal orders, using diplomatic assurances instead.
Fourth Circuit: BIA misapplied standard in reviewing immigration judge's torture grant
A Fourth Circuit decision vacates the BIA's reversal of an immigration judge's Convention Against Torture grant, finding the Board failed to apply proper clearly erroneous review to factual findings about risk of torture.
CAT Protection: When Asylum Is Barred and Torture Is the Only Argument Left
How Convention Against Torture relief works in U.S. removal proceedings — the no-bars structure, the 'acquiescence' element, and the difference between withholding and deferral.