U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Arestil v. Blanche

August 27, 2026

Summary

The court denied Arestil's petition for review of the agency's denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection. Applying substantial-evidence review, the court held that the record supported the agency's findings that her past harm did not constitute persecution, that future persecution was not reasonably possible, and that torture in Haiti was not more likely than not.