In 1994, Congress ratified the Convention Against Torture (CAT), which among many other provisions prohibits the removal of a person to a country where there are substantial grounds for believing that the individual would be in danger of torture or subject to inhuman or degrading treatment. An individual seeking CAT relief must establish that it is more likely than not that he or she will be tortured.
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Torture is defined as any act that inflicts severe pain or suffering. These acts may be physical, mental, or emotional in form and much intentionally inflict pain on the individual. The applicant is not required to establish that they would be tortured on account of any of the five listed grounds for asylum (race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion), making it a different process.
Further, the torture must be inflicted or instigated by or under the consent (or acquiescence) of a public official or individual acting in an official capacity of some kind.
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