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the yr e turn t o M e xi c o a nd the r e f or e the ya r e e nt i t l e d t o c a nc e l l a t i on r e lie f . T h e B I A d idn o t ab u s e its d is c r e tio n in d e n y in g p e titio n e r s ’ th ir dm o tio n to r e o p e n a s tim e - a n dn u m b e r - b a rr e d , a n dp e titio n e r s m a yn o t r e o p e n th e ir c a n c e lla tio n o f

r e m o v a l c la im . See 8 U . S. C. § § 1 2 2 9 a ( c ) ( 7 ) ( A ) & ( C) ( 1 ) ; 8 C. F. R. § 1 0 0 3 .2 ( b ) ( 2 ) & ( c ) ( 2 ) , P et i t i on er s a l so cont end thatcoun trycond i t i on s have c hang ed i n M exi co th e r e b ye x c u s i n g th e t i me a n dn u me r i c a l b a r s t o r e o p e n i n g th e i ra s y l u m, w i thhol di ng, a nd C A T c l a i m s . P e t i t i one r s f urthe rc ont e nd tha tthe yw i l l be pe r s e c ut e d be c aus e the yw i l l be pe r c e i ve d a s w e a l thya nd pot e nt i a l ki dnappi ng vi c t i m s be c aus e the ya r e M e xi c a ns r e turni ng f r om the U ni t e d S t a t e s , the r e by e n titlin g th e m to a s y lu m , w ith h o ld in g , a n dC A T r e lie f . P e titio n e r s f

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