Acevedo-Aguilar v. Mukasey

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Misael Acevedo-Aguilar, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) order affirming the decision of an immigration judge (“IJ”) that he was ineligible for cancellation of removal because he was not continuously present in the United States for the requisite 10 years prior to his application, as required by section 240A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1229b. We deny the petition.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

Where, as here, the BIA adopts and affirms a portion of the IJ’s decision, while also providing…