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a ile dto s h o w e x c e p tio n a l an de x tr e m e lyu n u s u a l h ar d s h ip to th e ir q u a lif y in g r e la tiv e s , a n dp e titio n e r s d o n o t r a is e ac o lo r ab le du e p r o c e s s c la im c h a lle n g in g th is h a r d s h ip d e te rm in a tio n . See D e Mercado v. Mukasey , 566 F . 3d 8 1 0 , 8 1 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) ; To rr es -Ag u i la rv . I NS , 24 6 F . 3d 12 67 , 12 71 (9th C i r. 2 0 0 1 ). A cco rd i n g l y, w e d i sm i ss th e p et i t i o n w i th resp ectt o p et i t i o n ers’ c a n c e l l a t i o n o f

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p r o o f . See I NS v. V en tu ra , 53 7 U . S . 12 , 16 -18 (20 02 ) ( per c u r ia m ) ; 8 C .F .R . § 1 2 0 8 .1 3 ( b ) ( 1 ) ( i) ( A ) a n d( ii) . E a c h p a rtys h a l l b e a ri t s o wn c o s t s f o rth i s p e t i t i o n f

o rr e v i e w. 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; GR AN T E D i n p a r t ; RE MAND E D.