Protections Under the Convention Against Torture

WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL
A person might not be barred from applying for withholding of removal under INA § 243(b)(3), 8 USC § 1231(b)(3).
An aggravated felony conviction will only act as a bar to withholding if:
     (a) it is classed as a “particularly serious crime” (which includes nearly any drug trafficking offense, among other crimes) 
or 
    (b) one or more convictions of an aggravated felony resulted in a total sentence of at least five years. 8 CFR 208.16(d)(3).