Holding that an applicant's "desire to be free from harassment by criminals motivated by theft or random violence by gang members bears no nexus to a protected ground"
Holding that, when evaluating a CAT claim, "evidence of relevant country conditions is extremely important, as is the ability of [the alien] to safely relocate to another part of his country of origin."
Holding that "Navas has unquestionably demonstrated persecution" where he was "threatened with death, . . . two members of his family were murdered, he was shot at, and his mother beaten"
Finding "more persuasive the First Circuit's analysis in Cantarero v. Holder , 734 F.3d 82 (1st Cir. 2013)," a case that pre-dated W-G-R- and analyzed E-A-G-
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Granting the Attorney General discretion to cancel the removal of an alien who has “been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a ... parent who is ... a United States citizen”