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ir s t c o n te n d s th a t th e I Jab u s e d h is d is c r e tio n b yr e f u s in g to gr a nthi s m ot i on f

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n eed ed th e co n t i n u an ce t o fi l e p ap erw o rkn ecessary to D el g ad o -S al i zar’s req u est for an adj ustm entof st atus. T he IJdeni ed the re qu es t ed cont i nu ance , bu tgrant ed D el g ad o -S al i zar sev eral ad d i t i o n al d ays t o fi l e th e req u i red fo rm . T h atsam e d ay, IJdeni ed D el gado -S al i zar' s a dj ustm entof st atus re qu es t , bu texpl i ci t l y s t at ed that h e d id n o t b a s e h is d e n ia l o n D e lg a d o - S a liz a r ’s f a ilu r e to f

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th e r ig h t to s e e a n ye v id e n c e u s e d a g a in s t h im , se e 8 U . S. C. § 1 2 2 9 a ( b ) ( 4 ) ( B ) , n o rd id th e g o v e rn m e n t’s a c tio n s f a il to f o llo w f u n d a m e n ta lly f a irp r o c e d u r e s , s e e Kaur , 388 F . 3d a t737. IV A c c o r d in g ly , D e lg a d o - S a liz a r ’s p e titio n f o rr e v ie w is DE NI E D.