CERRO GAVINO JR. RUBIO V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

The applicant, a 43-year-old Filipino national, sought leave to apply for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision dismissing his non-refoulement claim based on fear of harm from a creditor over unpaid debts after his business was destroyed by a cyclone. The applicant was absent from the hearing. Leave to apply for judicial review was refused.