Opinion ID: 665411
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Heading: Hardship to the Appellant

Text: 6 The difficulty of readjusting to life in one's native land is the type of hardship experienced by most aliens who have spent time abroad. Ramirez-Durazo, 794 F.2d at 498. Economic factors alone do not constitute extreme hardship. Id. Further, the severance of community ties, which occurs every time a person relocates, is not extreme hardship. Patel v. INS, 638 F.2d 1199, 1206 (9th Cir.1980). A review of the record reveals that the BIA properly considered and weighed all factors regarding extreme hardship to the petitioner and the BIA did not abuse its discretion in determining that the appellant would not suffer extreme hardship by returning to Nigeria and his family. 7