Ali v. Gonzales, No. 05-60975 (5th Cir. 2006)

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United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT December 12, 2006 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 05-60975 Summary Calendar BABU ILYAS SIRAJ ALI, Petitioner, versus ALBERTO R. GONZALES, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A79 005 387 Before JONES, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and OWEN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Babu Ilyas Siraj Ali, a native and citizen of Pakistan, has petitioned for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) summary dismissal of his appeal pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(d)(2)(i)(E) (2005). Ali s brief challenges the Immigra- tion Judge s denial of his motion for administrative closure of his removal proceeding or, alternatively, for a continuance of his removal proceeding. Ali has failed to brief, and has thus waived, the issue whether the BIA abused its discretion in summarily * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. dismissing his appeal. See Soadjede v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 830, 838 (5th Cir. 2003). Because he has waived this issue, he has not shown error in the BIA s decision. review is DENIED. 2 Accordingly, his petition for

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