Perez-Mejia v. Holder, ___ F.3d ___, 2011 WL 5865888 (9th Cir. Nov. 23, 2011), amending 641 F.3d 1143 (9th Cir. Apr. 21, 2011) (even though petitioner did not raise an argument in his brief before the BIA, the issue is considered exhausted where the BIA addressed the issue on the merits); see Vizcarra"Ayala v. Mukasey, 514 F.3d 870, 874 (9th Cir. 2008) ([O]ur precedent is quite clear that claims addressed on the merits by the BIA are exhausted.); Socop"Gonzalez v. INS, 272 F.3d 1176, 1186 (9th Cir. 2001) (en banc) (because the BIA addressed respondents argument on the merits, [t]he BIA therefore had"and took advantage of"the opportunity to consider the merits of respondents argument).