Shariff David Bula Lopez v. U.S. Attorney General

HULL , Circuit Judge :

Shariff Bula Lopez petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision affirming the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") order of removal. After review, and with the benefit of oral argument, we dismiss in part and deny in part Bula Lopez's petition.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Immigration Proceedings

In 1989, Bula Lopez, a native and citizen of Colombia, moved to the United States, and in 1993 he became a lawful permanent resident ("LPR") of the United States. In 1997, Bula Lopez pled guilty "in his best interest" in Florida state court to one count of possession with…