Opinion ID: 772887
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Heading: Extreme Hardship Requirement

Text: 8 Finally, the Ramoses challenge the BIA's determination that neither Miss Ramos nor her father would suffer extreme hardship. To qualify for suspension of deportation, an applicant must prove that her deportation would . . . result in extreme hardship . . . . 8 U.S.C. 1254(a)(1). Petitioners claim that the BIA failed to consider numerous factors that support their contention that Miss Ramos and her father would suffer extreme hardship. 9 We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA's conclusion on this issue. This case is subject to the transitional changes in judicial review of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) because the deportation proceedings were pending before the April 1, 1997, effective date of the IIRIRA and the BIA's deportation order was entered after October 30, 1996. See IIRIRA 309, Pub. L. No. 104-208, 11 Stat. 3009 (1996); Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir. 1997). Under the transitional rules, we lack jurisdiction to review the BIA's decision regarding extreme hardship. See Kalaw, 133 F.3d at 1152.