Joel Siwe v. Eric Holder, Jr.

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Joel Happy Siwe (“Siwe”), a native and citizen of Cameroon, arrived in the United States in August 2001 on a visitor’s visa. He subsequently applied for and was granted asylum. Several years later, the government instituted removal proceedings because of Siwe’s criminal convictions, discussed below. Before the Immigration Judge (“IJ”), Siwe argued that he should not be removed because he was entitled to adjust his status from asy-lee to lawful permanent resident under Section 209(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (“INA”). 1 He also contended…