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202662P.pdf 04/28/2022 Musla Salat v. Merrick B. Garland
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 20-2662
Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
[PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Colloton and Kelly, Circuit Judges]
Petition for Review - Immigration. The IJ granted petitioner's request for
deferral of removal under CAT, finding he had met his burden of proving
that it was more likely than not he would experience torture if removed to
Somalia; the BIA reversed, finding the IJ erred in concluding petitioner
would more likely than not be placed in a mental health facility and that
if placed there it would be one where there is specific intent to torture;
the BIA further found that the IJ erred in finding petitioner would more
likely than not be forcibly evicted from an internally displaced person
camp by the Somali government and relocated to an area controlled by
al-Shabab; petitioner seeks review of the order vacating the IJ's decision
and ordering him removed to Somalia. Held: the BIA squarely addressed the
evidence on which the IJ based its finding and provided sufficient
justification as to why petitioner would not be institutionalized at a
private mental health facility, given his lack of familial commitment and
financial support; the BIA also gave sufficient justification for its
determination that petitioner failed to show that he would more likely
than not be tortured as an internally displaced person forcibly evicted
from a camp; however, further proceedings are required for the BIA to
address in the first instance the IJ's findings regarding petitioner's
likely treatment in a camp for internally displaced persons and what part
of the camp experience would constitute torture, and the matter is
remanded to the BIA for further proceedings. Judge Colloton, concurring.
Judge Kelly, concurring.