What is the test for abuse of discretion by the Board of Immigration Appeals to deny an application for a suspension of deportation for lack of extreme hardship?
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The following excerpt is from Goldwaser-De Doron v. I.N.S., 50 F.3d 14 (9th Cir. 1995):
We review for an abuse of discretion a decision by the BIA to deny an application for the suspension of deportation for lack of "extreme hardship." Hassan v. INS, 927 F.2d 465, 467 (9th Cir.1991).
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