USCA11 Case: 20-12580 Date Filed: 01/28/2022 Page: 1 of 20 [DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 20-12580 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ MANSUR AHMED, Petitioner, versus U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. ____________________ Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals Agency No. A201-341-503 ____________________ USCA11 Case: 20-12580 Date Filed: 01/28/2022 Page: 2 of 20 2 Opinion of the Court 20-12580 Before WILSON, JORDAN, and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Mansur Ahmed petitions for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming an immigration judge’s denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal un- der the Immigration and Nationality Act. The BIA held that the IJ did not err in denying Mr. Ahmed’s asylum application based on an adverse credibility determination. After review of the parties’ briefs and the record, we conclude that substantial evidence sup- ports the IJ’s conclusions and deny Mr. Ahmed’s petition. 1 I A Mr. Ahmed is a native and citizen of Bangladesh. He entered the United States without valid immigration documents on or about September 7, 2018. The Department of Homeland Security issued Mr. Ahmed a notice to appear, charging that he was remov- able under INA § 212(a)(6)(A)(i), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(A)(i), for be- ing present in the United States without being admitted or paroled; and under INA § 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(7)(A)(i)(I), as 1Mr. Ahmed does not challenge the BIA’s decision to affirm the IJ’s ruling denying him relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Thus, he has abandoned that claim. See Sepulveda v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 401 F.3d 1226, 1228 n.2 (11th Cir. 2005). USCA11 Case: 20-12580 Date Filed: 01/28/2022 Page: 3 of 20 20-12580 Opinion of the Court 3 a foreign national not in possession of a valid entry document at the time of admission. In March of 2019, Mr. Ahmed filed an application for asylum and withholding of removal under the INA based on his political opinion. In his application, Mr. Ahmed asserted that he had been attacked and threatened by members of the Awami League, the current ruling party in Bangladesh, because he supported and worked for the Liberal Democratic Party (the “LDP”). He further stated that the police were unwilling and unable to protect him. Mr. Ahmed feared returning to Bangladesh because he would be targeted, threatened, attacked, tortured, and possibly murdered by members of the Awami League for his continued support of the LDP. 2 Mr. Ahmed submitted several documents in support of his application. These included a news article, an affidavit from his mother, letters from local political leaders, and medical records. B The IJ held two evidentiary hearings on the merits of Mr. Ahmed’s asylum petition. Mr. Ahmed was the sole witness, and testified to the following. In Bangladesh, he was a member of the LDP. As a member, he participated in rallies, arranged meetings, and hung posters. …
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