Case Name: Ismael JIMENEZ-PINEDA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-09-26
Citations: 540 F. App'x 655
Docket Number: No. 08-71632
Parties: Ismael JIMENEZ-PINEDA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: RAWLINSON, N.R. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 540
Pages: 655–656

Head Matter:
Ismael JIMENEZ-PINEDA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-71632.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 24, 2018.
Filed Sept. 26, 2013.
Ismael Jiminez-Pineda, Phoenix, AZ, pro se.
Gregory Darrell Mack, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, OIL, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Le-fevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: RAWLINSON, N.R. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, 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
Ismael Jimenez-Pineda, a native and citizen of Honduras, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's 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. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006). We deny the petition for review.
Jimenez-Pineda fears he will be mistakenly identified as a gang member and thus be subject to persecution or torture because he has tattoos.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's conclusion that Jimenez-Pineda failed to establish that it is more likely than not he would be persecuted if returned to Honduras. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir.2003) (concluding petitioner's fear was "too speculative").
Substantial evidence also supports the agency's denial of CAT relief because Jimenez-Pineda failed to establish it is more likely than not he would be tortured at the instigation of or with the acquiescence of the government if returned to Honduras. See Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1073 (9th Cir.2008).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.