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NS , 29 5 F . 3d 10 37 , 10 39 (9th C i r. 20 02 ) ( T he B IA ’ s deni alof a m o tio n to r e o p e n s h a ll b e r e v e r s e do n lyif it is “a rb itr a ry , irr a tio n a l o rc o n tr a ryto l a w . ” ) . A c c or di ngl y , G a r c e s ’ c ont e nt i on tha tthe B I A ’ s de c i s i on vi ol a t e d due p r o c e s s f a ils a s w e ll. Se e L ata v . I NS , 204 F . 3d 1241, 1246 ( 9th C i r . 2000) (r equi ri ng error f

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