Mebratu
Mebratu v. Ashcroft
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Saba Kifle Mebratu, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ’s”) denial of her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(1). We grant the petition.
Petitioner has not established that she suffered a due process violation. See Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir.2000) (stating that this court reviews claims of due process violations during removal proceedings de novo). Petitioner has failed to explain or support her contention that the IJ denied her a full and fair hearing. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, *53 94 F.3d 1256, 1260 (9th Cir.1996) (“Issues raised in a brief that are not supported by argument are deemed abandoned.”) Further, a review of the record does not support her argument. See Colmenar, 210 F.3d at 971 (stating that the BIA’s decision should be reversed only if the proceeding was “so fundamentally unfair that the alien was prevented from reasonably presenting his case.”) (internal quotation marks omitted).