MEMORANDUM **

Jose Edilberto Ayala, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence factual findings and review de novo legal conclusions. Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 742 (9th Cir. 2008). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Ayala failed to demonstrate that it is more likely than not that he will be tortured by, or with the consent or acquiescence of the El Salvadoran government if he returns to El Salvador. See Kumar v. Gonzales, 444 F.3d 1043, 1055-56 (9th Cir. 2006) (arrest and severe beating did not amount to torture); see also Santos-Lemus, 542 F.3d at 747-48 (CAT relief denied where petitioner feared torture at the hands of private individuals and there was no evidence the government would acquiesce in torture).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.