Case Name: Daniel LIONG, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-12-05
Citations: 586 F. App'x 412
Docket Number: No. 13-71066
Parties: Daniel LIONG, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, FISHER, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 586
Pages: 412–413

Head Matter:
Daniel LIONG, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 13-71066.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 18, 2014.
Filed Dec. 5, 2014.
Gihan L. Thomas, Esquire Law Offices of Gihan L. Thomas Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
Dana Michelle Camilleri, Oil, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: LEAVY, FISHER, and N.R. SMITH, 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
Daniel Liong, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying his application for withholding of removal and 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. Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049,1056 (9th Cir.2009). We deny in part and grant in part the petition for review, and we remand.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's denial of CAT relief because Liong failed to establish it is more likely than not that he will be tortured by or with the acquiescence of government officials if returned to Indonesia. See id. at 1068. We reject Liong's contention that the BIA failed to properly evaluate the evidence. Thus, we deny the petition as to Liong's CAT claim.
With respect to Liong's withholding of removal claim, however, substantial evidence does not support the BIA's finding that the incidents of mistreatment Liong personally experienced did not rise to the level of persecution. See Chand v. INS, 222 F.3d 1066, 1073-75 (9th Cir.2000) (record compelled finding of persecution where petitioner suffered multiple incidents of physical harm and other kinds of hardship at various times over a period of years). Thus, we grant the petition for review and hold that Liong suffered harm rising to the level of persecution. We remand to the BIA to address any other issues regarding Liong's withholding of removal claim and, if necessary, to remand to the IJ for further proceedings. See INS v. Ventura, 537 U.S. 12, 16-18, 123 S.Ct. 353, 154 L.Ed.2d 272 (2002) (per curiam); Vitug v. Holder, 723 F.3d 1056, 1063 (9th Cir.2013) (BIA may not engage in its own factfinding). We note that, contrary to the BIA's assertion, Liong's case is not governed by the REAL ID Act.
In light of our conclusions, we do not reach Liong's other arguments regarding his withholding of removal claim.
The government shall bear the costs for this petition for review.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; GRANTED in part; REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.