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NELSON v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF U.S.

No. 11-1654.

685 F.3d 318 (2012)

Michael Alexander NELSON, Petitioner, v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF the UNITED STATES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: May 22, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristen Sawicki (Argued), Richard H. Frankel, Esq. (Argued), Drexel University, Earle Mack School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioner.

Jeffrey L. Menkin, Esq. (Argued), United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before: VANASKIE, BARRY and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BARRY, Circuit Judge.

Michael Nelson petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals, which concluded that he had not accumulated the seven years of continuous residence in the United States necessary to be eligible for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b. We will deny the petition.

I.

Nelson is a native and citizen of Jamaica who was admitted to the United States as a lawful...

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