Background
Ehigie Henshaw Isibor, a native and citizen of Nigeria, petitioned for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals decision upholding the denial of his application for asylum, statutory withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. He also filed a motion for release on bail pending adjudication.
The court’s reasoning
The court determined that jurisdictional restrictions under Section twelve fifty-two apply because Isibor is removable pursuant to Section twelve twenty-seven. Because Isibor did not brief any argument challenging the BIA’s reasons for upholding the denial of asylum and statutory withholding claims, the court lacked jurisdiction to review those claims. Although the court has jurisdiction to review Convention Against Torture claims, Isibor abandoned that claim by not briefing any argument challenging its denial. The court also found the motion for release on bail moot because Isibor had been removed from the United States.
What it means going forward
The petition for review is dismissed in part for lack of jurisdiction and denied in part, and the motion for release on bail is dismissed.