Siwe v. Holder, Jr., No. 12-60546 (5th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CasePetitioner sought review of the BIA's affirmance of the IJ's order of removal. Petitioner was granted asylum and was subsequently ordered removed on account of his criminal convictions. Because the court held that the plain language of Section 209(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, 8 U.S.C. 1159(b), did not require an alien to maintain asylum status to be eligible for an adjustment of status, the court granted the petition for review on that issue and vacated the order of removal. The court did not review petitioner's request for relief under the Convention Against Torture because the court was bound by its precedent holding that the REAL ID Act, 8 U.S.C. 1252, divested the court of subject matter jurisdiction to do so.
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