Case Name: Romulo FLORES-HIDALGO, a.k.a. Romulo Flores, a.k.a. Cesar Marcos Florez, a.k.a. Marcos Florez, a.k.a. Francisco Garcia, a.k.a. Romulo Hidalgo, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-03-20
Citations: 512 F. App'x 704
Docket Number: No. 12-71092
Parties: Romulo FLORES-HIDALGO, a.k.a. Romulo Flores, a.k.a. Cesar Marcos Florez, a.k.a. Marcos Florez, a.k.a. Francisco Garcia, a.k.a. Romulo Hidalgo, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: PREGERSON, REINHARDT, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 512
Pages: 704–705

Head Matter:
Romulo FLORES-HIDALGO, a.k.a. Romulo Flores, a.k.a. Cesar Marcos Florez, a.k.a. Marcos Florez, a.k.a. Francisco Garcia, a.k.a. Romulo Hidalgo, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 12-71092.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 12, 2013.
Filed March 20, 2013.
Zulu Ali, Zulu Abdullah Ali, Riverside, CA, for Petitioner.
Andrew Jacob Oliveira, Esquire, Trial, DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: PREGERSON, REINHARDT, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Romulo Flores-Hidalgo, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings. Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir.2008). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's denial of CAT relief because Flores-Hidalgo failed to establish it is more likely than not he would be tortured by or with the acquiescence of the government if returned to El Salvador. See Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 748 (9th Cir.2008). Contrary to Flores-Hidalgo's contention, the BIA applied the correct standard in assessing his CAT claim.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.