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i nd hi m , a nd c ont i nue d t o i nqui r e abouthi m . I n a ddi t i on,08- 70677 3 pet i t i on er s i nd i ca t ed thei r t i es t o the U ni t ed S t at es throu gh thei r tw o U . S . ci t i ze n chi l dren. S ub st ant i alevi dence does notsupp ortthe agency’ s c on cl usi on that D a g a r ’s f

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r e m o v a l. See Zho u v. G on zales , 437 F . 3d 860, 871 ( 9th C i r . 2006) ( c i t a t i on om i tt e d) . I n l i ghtof our concl usi on s, w e nee d n otre ac h p et i t i on er s’ cont ent i on re gardi ng C A T re l i ef . 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; G R A N T E D i n p art; RE MAND E D.