Belarmino Castaneda-Merchan v. Loretta Lynch

PER CURIAM: *

Belarmino Castaneda-Merchan, a native and citizen of Colombia, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal from the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) order denying Castaneda-Merchan’s application for cancellation of removal and ordering him removed. The BIA and IJ found that Castaneda-Merchan did not establish that he was eligible for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a) because he failed to show that he was lawfully admitted for permanent residence. See § 1229b(a)(l). Though Castaneda-Merchan had obtained lawful…