Other protections: Withholding of Removal and the Convention Against Torture (CAT)
Apart from asylum, persons who are undergoing removal/deportation proceedings can also raise two other defenses: withholding of removal, and the Convention Against Torture (CAT). A person can raise either or both defenses using the USCIS's Form I-589. Withholding of removal A person can succeed on a withholding of removal defense is she can demonstrate it is more likely than not she will suffer future persecution upon returning to her home country due to her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. The applicant would be required to show a greater than 50 percent chance...