The following excerpt is from Ming Dai v. Sessions, 884 F.3d 858 (9th Cir. 2018):
"[W]e cannot deny a petition for review on a ground [upon which] the BIA itself did not base its decision." Hernandez-Cruz v. Holder , 651 F.3d 1094, 1110 (9th Cir. 2011). We review the agency's factual findings for substantial evidence. Hamazaspyan v. Holder , 590 F.3d 744, 747 (9th Cir. 2009).
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