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202964P.pdf 04/01/2022 Victor Paredes Gonzales v. Merrick B. Garland
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 20-2964
Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
[PUBLISHED] [Kelly, Author, with Colloton and Shepherd, Circuit Judges]
Petition for Review - Immigration. Interpol's action in rescinding the Red
Notices issued on petitioners did not require a remand to the agency as
the decision did not offer an opinion on the merits of the Bolivian
criminal proceedings against them nor was the existence of the Red Notices
a material factor in the IJ's decision to deny their CAT claim; the action
is, in any event, immaterial to the issue presented here which is whether
it is more likely than not that petitioners would be subject to torture if
returned to Bolivia; the agency's adverse credibility determination is
affirmed as it was supported by substantial evidence and specific, cogent
reasons to disbelieve petitioners' evidence; the agency applied the
correct standard - whether it was more likely than not - in evaluating
petitioners' claims they would be tortured if returned to Bolivia.