¶1 Jorge Alberto Melgar appeals a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision finding him ineligible to apply for relief under former § 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), former 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c). Melgar conceded that his conviction for indecency with a child rendered him deportable on two grounds, for his having committed a crime involving moral turpitude and for his having committed an aggravated felony. See 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(i), (iii).
¶2 Melgar’s challenges to the BIA’s determination are foreclosed by our decisions in Vo v. Gonzales, 482 F.3d 363, 367-68 (5th Cir.2007), and Avilez-Granados v. Gonzales, 481 F.3d 869, 872 (5th Cir.2007). His petition for review is thus DENIED in part. The BIA had authority to issue an order of removal; however, Melgar should be granted an opportunity to apply for an adjustment of status before the Immigration Judge, as he reasonably relied on the Immigration Judge’s grant of § 212(c) relief. See Avilez-Granados, 481 F.3d at 872-73. The petition is thus GRANTED in part and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings.