Case: 19-60571 Document: 00515735985 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/08/2021 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED February 8, 2021 No. 19-60571 Lyle W. Cayce Summary Calendar Clerk Tobechukwu Ifechukwu, Petitioner, versus William P. Barr, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A099 264 602 Before Davis, Stewart, and Dennis, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:* Tobechukwu Ifechukwu, a native and citizen of Nigeria, petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal of an order from the immigration judge (IJ) denying Ifechukwu’s application for relief in which he requested protection under the Convention * Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4. Case: 19-60571 Document: 00515735985 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/08/2021 No. 19-60571 Against Torture (CAT). We generally review only the BIA’s decision, but we consider the IJ’s decision to the extent that it influenced the BIA’s order. Mikhael v. INS, 115 F.3d 299, 302 (5th Cir. 1997). We review findings of fact for substantial evidence and consider questions of law de novo. Zhu v. Gonzales, 493 F.3d 588, 594 (5th Cir. 2007). Ifechukwu argues that he improperly was ordered to file corroborative evidence to support his request for protection under CAT. He maintains that he filed all evidence that he reasonably could acquire and that his testimony, which was found to be credible, was sufficient to carry his burden of proving his eligibility for relief. Regardless of whether Ifechekwu gave credible testimony, there was no error in requiring him to file reasonably obtainable corroborating evidence to carry his burden. See Yang v Holder, 664 F.3d 580, 584-87 (5th Cir. 2011); see also 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(4)(B). His contention that this requirement was wrongly applied to him because he could not be reasonably expected to offer additional evidence is unavailing. Even if some evidence was unavailable to him due to his circumstances, nothing in the record compels the conclusion that no evidence could reasonably be obtained to corroborate the basis of his claims. See Yang, 664 F.3d at 587. Thus, the finding that Ifechukwu did not submit reasonably obtainable corroborative evidence and that his request for relief failed on that basis should be upheld. See id. at 586-88. Ifechukwu asserts that evidence that he filed along with his application for relief was omitted. He argues that exclusion of the evidence—a Amnesty International report—precluded him from supporting his claims and violated due process. We review his claim de novo. See Fuentes-Pena v. Barr, 917 F.3d 827, 829 (5th Cir. 2019). The Amnesty International report does not appear in the record. Its substance therefore is unknown. Thus, Ifechukwu has failed to show that any 2 Case: 19-60571 Document: 00515735985 Page: 3 Date Filed: 02/08/2021 No. 19-60571 omission or misfiling of the ...
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