The following excerpt is from Lagua v. I.N.S., 82 F.3d 423 (9th Cir. 1996):
We review a discretionary denial of voluntary departure for abuse of discretion. Abedini v. INS, 971 F.2d 188, 191 (9th Cir.1992). This court "may examine only whether the [administrative agency] actually exercised its discretion and whether it did so in an arbitrary and capricious manner." Id. at 193.
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