Opinion ID: 3012883
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Withholding/Deferral of Removal

Text: An alien is eligible for withholding of removal under the INA if he or she can provide objective evidence demonstrating that it is more likely than not that he will face persecution. Chang v. INS, 119 F.3d 1055, 1066 (3d Cir. 1997). That person also is eligible for withholding or deferral of removal under CAT if he or she can demonstrate that “it is more likely than not that he or she will be tortured if removed.” Sevoian v. Ashcroft, 290 F.3d 166, 174-75 (3d Cir. 2002) (quoting 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(c)(2))). Torture is defined as the “intentional infliction of severe 4 mental physical or physical pain and suffering by a public official, a person acting in an official capacity, or by a person acting with the consent or acquiescence of a public official.” 8 C.F.R. § 208.18.