RODRIGUEZ-ARIAS v. WHITAKER

No. 17-2211.

915 F.3d 968 (2019)

Eduardo Antonio RODRIGUEZ-ARIAS, Petitioner, v. Matthew G. WHITAKER, Acting Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: James Feroli , CATHOLIC CHARITIES IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Margot Lynne Carter , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Jennifer Bibby-Gerth , CATHOLIC CHARITIES IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Chad A. Readler , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Terri J. Scadron , Assistant Director, Leslie McKay , Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Petition for review granted; vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Floyd wrote the opinion, in which Judge Harris and Judge Coggins joined.


Eduardo Rodriguez-Arias (Rodriguez), a native of El Salvador, petitions for review of the final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the denial of his claim for protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). We grant his...

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