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d is c r e tio n th e d is c r e tio n a ryd e n ia l o f a s y lu m . See G ul la v. G on zales , 498 F . 3d 911, 915 ( 9th C i r . 2007) . W e gr a ntthe pe t i t i on f orr e vi e w a nd r e m a nd. T h e I J d idn o t set fo rth an ex p re ss ad v er se cr ed ib il ity f in d in g as to T o n g ’s te s tim o n yr e g a r d in g h e rab o rtio n s , a n dth e r e f o r e w e a c c e p t h e rte s tim o n ya s tru e . Se e Ka ta r i a v . I

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