MEMORANDUM **

Hugo Alexander Perez-Escobar, 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 denial of his application for asylum, 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, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s denial of asylum and withholding of removal because Perez-Escobar did not demonstrate that he was or would be targeted by gang members on account of his political opinion, membership in a particular social group or any other protected ground. See id. at 482-84, 112 S.Ct. 812; see also Parussimova v. Mukasey, 555 F.3d 734, 740-41 (9th Cir. 2009) (“[t]he Real ID Act requires that a protected ground represent ‘one central reason’ for an asylum applicant’s persecution”). Further, because Perez-Escobar’s family members remain in El Salvador unharmed, substantial evidence supports the BIA’s conclusion that he has not demonstrated a well-founded fear based on family membership. See Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 743-44 (9th Cir. 2008).

Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s denial of CAT relief because Perez-Escobar failed to demonstrate it is more likely than not he will be tortured in El Salvador. See Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1067-68 (9th Cir. 2009).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.