FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 14 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JUAN CARLOS CASTRO PALMA, No. 10-72674
Petitioner, Agency No. A097-349-757
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted April 5, 2011 **
Before: B. FLETCHER, CLIFTON, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
Juan Carlos Castro Palma, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for
review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an
immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of
removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, see INS v.
Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n.1 (1992), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Palma failed
to establish that he was or would be targeted on account of a protected ground in El
Salvador. See id. at 483-84; see also Dinu v. Ashcroft, 372 F.3d 1041, 1044-45
(9th Cir. 2004) (petitioner has the burden of showing a purported criminal
investigation has no “bona fide objective”).
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Palma is not
entitled to CAT relief because he failed to establish it is more likely than not that
he would be tortured in El Salvador. See Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1073
(9th Cir. 2008).
Palma’s request to file a replacement brief is granted. The brief submitted
on February 21, 2011 is deemed filed.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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