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older , 581 F . 3d 849, 854 ( 9th C i r . 2009) . W e de nythe pe t i t i on f or r e v i e w. S ubs t ant i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the B I A ' s de t e rm i na t i on tha tC or e a s - G i r on f a i l e d t o e s t abl i s h the e xt ort i on de m ands and thr e a t s f r om gang m e m be r s w e r e on a c c o u n t o f

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‘ o n e cen tral reaso n ’ fo r an asyl u m ap p l i can t ' s p ersecu t i o n ”). A cco rd i n g l y, be c aus e C or e a s - G i r on f a i l e d t o de m ons tr a t e he w a s pe r s e c ut e d orf e ar s pe r s e c ut i on on a c c ountof

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r e m o v a l c la im s . Se e B arr i os , 5 8 1 F .3 da t 8 5 6 ; s e e O c h a v e v . I NS , 254 F . 3d 859, 865 ( 9th C i r . 2001) ( “ A s y l um ge ne r a l l yi s nota va i l abl e t o vi c t i m s of ci vi l stri fe , un l es s they are si ng l ed ou ton ac coun tof a prot ec t ed grou nd . ”) . S ub st an t i al ev i d en ce al so sup p o rt s th e ag en cy' s d en i al o f C A T rel i ef b ecau se pet i t i on er s di d n otes t abl i sh a l i kel i ho od of bei ng t ortured i n E l S al vado r. See Sa ntos-L em us v. Mukasey , 54 2 F . 3d 73 8, 74 7-48 (9th C i r. 20 08 ).F i na l l y , w e r e j e c tC or e a s - G i r on’ s c ont e nt i on tha thi s c a s e s houl d be re m anded t o the B IA i n o rdert o ass es s the i m pactof the W i l l i am W i l berf orce T r a f f i c ki ng V i c t i m s P r ot e c t i on R e author i z a t i on A c tof 2008, P ubl i c L aw 110- 457, 122 S t a t5044. S i nc e he l i ve s w i th hi s m othe ri n the U ni t e d S t a t e s , C or e a s - G i r on f a i l s t o m e e tthe r e qui r e m e ntf oran una c c om pani e d a l i e n c hi l d - tha t“ no par e ntor l egalgu ar di an i n the U ni t ed S t at es i s avai l abl e t o p rovi de care and p hysi ca l cust od y. ” S ee 6 U . S . C . § 2 79 (g)( 2)(C )( i i ). P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.