USCA11 Case: 20-10403 Date Filed: 03/18/2022 Page: 1 of 14 [DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 20-10403 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ KEVIN EDWARDS, a.k.a. Edwards Urighre, Petitioner, versus U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. ____________________ Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals Agency No. A075-002-549 ____________________ USCA11 Case: 20-10403 Date Filed: 03/18/2022 Page: 2 of 14 2 Opinion of the Court 20-10403 ____________________ No. 20-13186 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ KEVIN EDWARDS, a.k.a. Edwards Urighre, Petitioner, versus U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. ____________________ Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals Agency No. A075-002-549 ____________________ Before NEWSOM, BRANCH, and BRASHER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: USCA11 Case: 20-10403 Date Filed: 03/18/2022 Page: 3 of 14 20-10403 Opinion of the Court 3 Kevin Edwards, a non-citizen of the United States proceed- ing pro se, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ dis- missal of his direct appeal from the denial of a petition for cancella- tion of removal. He also seeks review of the Board’s denial of a motion to reopen his proceedings. Edwards argues that his notice to appear incorrectly alleged that he was a citizen of the Nether- lands Antilles, which no longer exists. He also argues that his coun- sel was ineffective. Finally, Edwards claims that the Board should have sua sponte reopened his case because it would be “excep- tional” for him to be removed to a country where he lacks any sub- stantive ties, especially in the light of the “strong equities” in his favor. Because we lack jurisdiction over any of Edwards’s claims, we deny his consolidated petition. I. BACKGROUND In 2019, Edwards was served with a notice to appear alleging that he was: (1) a native and citizen of the Netherlands Antilles; (2) admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident in Or- lando, Florida, on May 16, 2000; and (3) convicted in May 2017 of trafficking in a controlled substance. Edwards conceded removabil- ity under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B) and filed an application for can- cellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a) as a defense. Edwards’s application stated that he had been a lawful per- manent resident for five or more years, had continuously resided in the United States for seven years, had not been convicted of an aggravated felony, and that his case merited a favorable exercise of USCA11 Case: 20-10403 Date Filed: 03/18/2022 Page: 4 of 14 4 Opinion of the Court 20-10403 discretion. His application designated St. Martin, British Virgin Is- lands, as his place of birth and the Netherlands Antilles as his place of nationality and citizenship. The application also listed several criminal offenses, including two convictions on controlled sub- stance charges in 2006 and 2007. Lastly, Edwards attached a letter confirming his enrollment at a Florida middle school between 2000 and 2002. At Edwards’s hearing, he testified that he was “from Saint Martin, British Virgin Islands” and responded “[y]es, sir,” when asked …
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