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NS , 220 F . 3d 1092, 1096 ( 9th C i r . 2000) ( pe t i t i one rc a nnotove r c om e pr e s um pt i on of r e c or d r e vi e w by p o in tin g o u t th a t th e B I A d idn o t s p e c if ic a llym e n tio n c e rta in e v id e n c e ) . D a ng’ s c ont e nt i on tha tthe B I A vi ol a t e d due pr oc e s s bym i s c ha r a c t e r i z i ng the f a c t s c onc e rni ng hi s m othe r ’ s a nd hi s c hi l dr e n’ s de a ths f a i l s f orl a c k of p r e ju d ic e . See Cruz R endo n v. H older , 603 F . 3d 1104, 1109 ( 9th C i r . 2010) ( pe t i t i one rm us ts how pr e j udi c e t o pr e va i l on adue pr oc e s s c l a i m ) . H i s c ont e nt i on th a t th e B I A m is c h a r a c te r iz e dth e f a c ts c o n c e rn in g p a s t a c ts o f v io le n c e is u n s u p p o rte db yth e r e c o r d .08- 75164 3 F in a lly , D a n g ’s c o n te n tio n th a t th e B I A a c te du ltr av ir e s b yo r d e r in g h im r e m o v e din s te a do f

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