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a ile dto s h o w th a t r e m o v a l w o u ldr e s u lt in “e x c e p tio n a l a n de x tr e m e ly u n u s u a l h a r d s h i p ” t o th e i rU n i t e dSt a t e s c i t i z e n c h i l d r e n . 8 U . S. C. 1 § 1 2 2 9 b ( b ) ( 1 ) ( D ) ; se e Mendez- Castro v. Mukasey , 55 2 F . 3d 97 5, 97 8 (9th C i r. 2009) . W e a l s o l a c k j ur i s di c t i on t o r e vi e w the B I A ’ s de ni a l of P e t i t i one r s ’ m ot i on t o r e ope n, w he n the e vi de nc e pr e s e nt e d i s ba s e d upon the s a m e ha r ds hi p gr ounds in v o lv e din th e o r ig in a l d e c is io n . Ferna ndezv. G on zales , 4 3 9 F .3 d5 9 2 , 6 0 0 ( 9 th C i r. 2 0 0 6 ). H o w ev er, w e d o h av e j u ri sd i ct i o n t o rev i ew P et i t i o n ers’ d u e p ro cess c la im s . See Men dez-Ca stro , 5 5 2 F .3 da t 9 7 8 . I n M a r c h 2 0 0 7 , P e titio n e r s f ile dam o tio n to r e o p e n o r , in th e a lte rn a tiv e , a m ot i on t o rem and t o the i m m i grat i on j ud ge t o con si der a20 07 Indi vi du al i ze d E duc a t i on P r ogr a m a s w e l l a s a ddi t i ona l doc um e nt s . T he B I A r e vi e w e d the3

su b m i tt edd o cu m en t s an dco rrect edi t s earl i er erro r o f n o tad d ressi n g a p rev i o u sl yfi l edm o t i o n t o rem an d . T h e B IA th en d en i edb o th m o t i o n s. T he unde r l y i ng de ni a l of c a nc e l l a t i on of

r e m ova l oc c urr e d i n F e brua ry2007. P e titio n e r s c la im e dh a r d s h ip b e c au s e o f th e irs o n ’s d ia g n o s is o f A tte n tio n D e f

ic it H ype r a c t i vi tyD i s or de r( A D H D ) w i th r e l a t e d l e a rni ng di s abi l i t i e s . I n s upportof thei r c l ai m , P et i t i on er s s ub m i tt ed a 200 4 Ind i vi du al i ze d E du ca t i on P rogram , w hi ch i n cl u d edt estresu l t s an dassessm en t s al o n g w i th a sp eci fi c p l an o n h o w t o assi st P et i t i o n ers an dth ei r so n w i th h i s d i sab i l i t i es. T h e B o ardfo u n dth atP et i t i o n ers’ s o n ’s m e d ic a l n e e d s w e r e n o t a n e x c e p tio n a l a n de x tr e m e lyu n u s u a l h a r d s h ip . P r i ort o the F e brua ry2007 de ni a l , P e t i t i one r s s ubm i tt e d am ot i on t o r e m a nd w i th a ddi t i ona l e vi de nc e , s pe c i f i c a l l yar e portf

r om D r . G r e e ne , aps y c hol ogi s t , a nd r e p o rts r e g a r d in g th e M e x ic a n e du c a tio n s y s te m . T h e B I A d idn o t a d d r e s s th is m ot i on i n i t s F e brua ry2007 or de r . I n M a r c h 2007, P e t i t i one r s of f e r e d the 2007 I n d iv idu a liz e dE du c a tio n P r o g r a m a s a d d itio n a l e v id e n c e o f P e titio n e r s ’ h a r d s h ip c la im a s p a rt o f

th e irm o tio n to r e o p e n . T he B I A , i n i t s Jul y31, 2007 O r de r , ( 1) de ni e d P e t i t i one r s ’ M a r c h 2007 m ot i on t o reopen the B IA ’ s F ebruary20 07 O rderdenyi ng cancel l at i on of re m ov al a nd ( 2) de ni e d s u a s

p o n te P et i t i on er s’ Janu ary 200 7 m ot i on t o rem and. P et i t i on er s c h a lle n g e b o th h o ld in g s .4

1. W i th regard t o P et i t i on er s’ M ar ch 20 07 m ot i on t o reopen, w e l ac k j uri sdi ct i on t o revi ew the B IA ’ s di sc re t i on ary det erm i nat i on thatthe evi dence w as i n s u f f i c i e n tt o e s t ab l i s h ap r i maf a c i e c a s e o f

h a r d s h i p . 8 U . S. C. § 1 2 5 2 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( B ) ( i) ; se e Ferna ndez , 43 9 F . 3d at60 0-01 . T he 20 07 Indi vi du al i ze d E duc a t i on P r ogr a m c onc e rne d the s a m e ba s i c ha r ds hi p gr ounds – A D H D a nd r e l a t e d l e a rni ng di s abi l i t i e s – a s the P e t i t i one r s ’ appl i c a t i on f orc a nc e l l a t i on of r e m o v a l, w h ic h th e B I A th e n r e je c te da s n o t s o s e v e r e th a t P e titio n e r s ’ s o n w o u ld s uf f e re xc e pt i ona l a nd e xtr e m e l yunus ua l ha r ds hi p. B oth the 2004 a nd 2007 r e port s i de nt i f

yP e t i t i one r s ’ s on’ s A D H D a nd r e l a t e d l e a rni ng di s abi l i tya nd r e c o m m e n ds im ila ra c a d e m ic p la n s . 2 . B e c au s e th e B I A s h o u ldh a v e a d d r e s s e dth e J a n u a ry2 0 0 7 m o tio n to r e m a n din its F e b ru a ry2 0 0 7 O r d e r , it s u a s p o n te r e c ons i de r e d i t s F e brua ry2007 O r de r . T he B I A c onc l ude d tha ti t“ s houl d ha ve i s s ue d as hortor de rdi s m i s s i ng [P et i t i o n ers’ ] ap p eal , . . . d en yi n g th e m o t i o n t o rem an db ecau se th e [P et i t i o n ers] di d n otm ake apri m a f

ac i e c as e of e l i gi bi l i ty f or the re l i ef

soug ht . ” P et i t i on er s a r g u e th a tth e B I A ab u s e di t s d i s c r e t i o n i n m a k i n g th i s d e c i s i o n b e c au s e i t( A) deni ed the m ot i on t o rem and, (B ) di d n otconsi der the subm i tt ed evi dence, s pe c i f i c a l l yD r . G r e e ne ’ s r e port , a nd ( C ) di d notpr ovi de ar e a s one d e xpl a na t i on f or its d e n ia l.5

A . A nye rr ori n de ny i ng the m ot i on t o r e m a nd the m a tt e rt o the i m m i grat i on j ud ge i s harm l es s bec ause the B IA consi dere d the addi t i on al evi dence in d e n y in g th e m o tio n to r e m a n d . Se e G h a l yv . I NS , 58 F . 3d 14 25 , 14 30 (9th C i r. 1995) . W hi l e the B I A di d notl i s tthe e vi de nc e i tr e vi e w e d i n the de t e rm i na t i on of th e m o tio n , it n e v e rth e le s s n o te dth a t P e titio n e r s d idn o t m a k e o u t ap r im af a c ie case o f h ard sh i p , ev i d en ci n g i th adrev i ew edth e d o cu m en t s. B . T he i nf

orm a t i on s ubm i tt e d i n the m ot i on t o r e m a nd w a s c um ul a t i ve e vi de nc e of

the s a m e ba s i c ha r ds hi p. A l though D r . G r e e ne ’ s r e portr e ga r di ng the P e t i t i one r s ’ s on’ s A D H D a nd r e l a t e d di f f i c ul t i e s pr ovi de d gr e a t e rde t a i l tha n the 2004 I ndi vi dua l i z e d E duc a t i on P r ogr a m , i tdi d noti de nt i f yane w ha r ds hi p. T he r e p o rt d idn o t d is a g r e e w ith th e P e titio n e r s ’ s o n ’s d ia g n o s is , b u t r a th e ro b je c te dto the s c hool di s tr i c t ’ s “ ove r l yopt i m i s t i c ” vi e w of P e t i t i one r s ’ s on’ s abi l i t i e s . T he re p o rt su g g es tedth at th e s ch o o l w as fa il in g to ad eq u ately a d d re ss th e s o n ’s d i s ab i l i t i e s i n th e 2 0 0 4 I n d i v i du a l i z e dE du c a t i o n P r o g r a m a s r e q u i r e db yth e No C hi l d L e f

tB e hi nd A c ta nd the A m e r i c a ns w i th D i s abi l i t i e s A c t . A di s a gr e e m e nt on ho w bestt o add re ss A D H D and rel at ed di sabi l i t i es i s notevi dence of a new ha r ds hi p butr a the rc um ul a t i ve e vi de nc e r e ga r di ng the or i gi na lc l a i m . A l l of the e vi de nc e s ubm i tt e d i nvol ve d the s a m e unde r l y i ng ha r ds hi p gr ounds – A D H D a nd6

r e la te dle a rn in g d is ab ilitie s –p r e v io u s lyd e n ie d , th u s th is c o u rt la c k s ju r is d ic tio n to g r a n t th e m o tio n . See Ferna ndez , 4 3 9 F .3 da t 6 0 0 - 0 1 . C . E v e n if

th e B I A d idn o t g iv e ar e a s o n e de x p la n a tio n f o rth e d e n ia l, P e t i t i one r s ’ due pr oc e s s r i ght s w e r e notvi ol a t e d. T he ge ne r a l rul e r e qui r e s the B I A to s e t f

o rth a n a d e q u a te e x p la n a tio n , se e Ferna ndez , 439 F . 3d a t603- 04; how e ve r , w he n w e l a c k j ur i s di c t i on be c aus e of the ha r ds hi p a l l e ga t i ons i n the m o tio n to r e o p e n , w e a ls o la c kju r is d ic tio n to r e v ie w ac la im f o rin a d e q u a te e x p la n a tio n o f

th e d e c is io n . I

d. a t 6 0 4 . W h ile th e B I A d idn o t s p e c if ic a llylis t a ll of the do cum ent s s ub m i tt ed i n P et i t i on er s’ m ot i on t o rem and, i t(1) r ec og ni ze d that i tfa i l ed t o add re ss the m ot i on i n i t s pri or deci si on and thu s r eopened the m att er s ua s p o n te a nd ( 2) s t a t e d tha ti tw a s “ de ny i ng the m ot i on t o r e m a nd be c aus e the [P et i t i on er s] di d n otm ake apri m a f ac i e c as e of e l i gi bi l i ty f or the re l i ef

soug ht . ” T hi s i s s uf

f i c i e ntf orus t o de t e rm i ne tha tthe B I A r e vi e w e d the doc um e nt s a nd d e te rm in e dth a t it w o u ldn o t h a v e a lte r e dits p r io rd is c r e tio n a ryru lin g . Se e id . at 603 ( pr e s um pt i on e xi s t s tha tB I A a de qua t e l yr e vi e w e d the r e c or d abs e ntas how i ng to th e c o n tr a ry ) . P E T IT IO N F O R R E V IE W D IS M IS S E D i n p art; D E N IE D i n p art.