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s t a tus , c a nc e l l a t i on of re m ov al , and asy l um . O ur j uri sdi ct i on i s gov erned b y 8 U . S . C . § 1 25 2. W e r evi ew d e n o v o q u e s t i o n s o f

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NS , 333 F . 3d 1012, 1015 ( 9th C i r . 2003) . W e de nyi n pa rta nd d is m is s in p a rt th e p e titio n f o rr e v ie w . S ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the I J ’ s c onc l us i on tha tK apty ug di d not q u a lif yf o rw ith h o ld in g o f

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ag ou lko , 333 F . 3d a t1016; 8 C . F . R . § 1 20 8. 16 (b). T h e I Jc o rr e c tlyd e te rm in e d th a t K ap ty u g w a s in e lig ib le to a d ju s t h is s ta tu s . K apty ug ha d pr e vi ous l ya dj us t e d hi s s t a tus t o tha tof al a w f ul pe rm a ne ntr e s i de nt (“ L P R ”) and there fore cann ot“ re -a dj ust ” hi s s t atus t o thatof an L P R un der 8 U .S .C . § 1 1 5 9 , to a v o idr e m o v a l. See R o b leto -P a sto ra , 591 F . 3d a t1060. W e l ac k j uri sdi ct i on t o con si der K aptyug’ s a sy l um , cancel l at i on of re m ov al a nd C A T c l a i m s be c aus e he f a i l e d t o e xhaus thi s c ha l l e nge s t o the I J ’ s c onc l us i on th ath e i s i n el i g i b l e fo r th ese fo rm s o f rel i ef d u e t o h i s p ri o r cri m i n al co n v i ct i o n s.10- 72857 3 Se e B a rr o n v . A s h c r o

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