Case: 18-60003 Document: 00514957783 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/15/2019 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 18-60003 FILED Summary Calendar May 15, 2019 Lyle W. Cayce SOMSAK SAE KU, also known as Somsak Saeku, Clerk Petitioner v. WILLIAM P. BARR, U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A039 065 507 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, ELROD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Somsak Sae Ku (Sae Ku) petitions this court for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his motion to reconsider its dismissal of his appeal from the immigration judge’s (IJ) order of removal. He argues that the IJ committed error by ordering his removal and that the BIA erred by affirming the IJ’s determination that he failed to show that he was a United States citizen based on his naturalization and/or adoption by his * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. Case: 18-60003 Document: 00514957783 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/15/2019 No. 18-60003 stepfather and by determining that there were no violations of his procedural due process rights during the underlying immigration proceedings. On September 22, 2017, the BIA affirmed the IJ’s decision and dismissed Sae Ku’s appeal. Sae Ku did not file with this court a petition for review of the BIA’s dismissal of his appeal. Rather, he filed a motion with the BIA for reconsideration of the dismissal. On December 18, 2017, the BIA denied reconsideration. Sae Ku filed a timely petition for review in connection with the denial of his motion for reconsideration. Because Sae Ku did not file a petition for review of the BIA’s September 22, 2017 decision that affirmed the IJ’s decision and dismissed his appeal, this court lacks jurisdiction over that decision. Stone v. INS, 514 U.S. 386, 405-06 (1995); Guevara v. Gonzales, 450 F.3d 173, 176 (5th Cir. 2006). This court’s jurisdiction therefore extends only to the BIA’s December 18, 2017 denial of reconsideration. Sae Ku fails to analyze the BIA’s reasons for denying his motion to reconsider, which the BIA provided in a clearly worded, succinct opinion. Rather than address the BIA’s rationale, explain why the BIA’s conclusions constitute error, and explain why the order constitutes an abuse of discretion, see Chambers v. Mukasey, 520 F.3d 445, 448 (5th Cir. 2008), Sae Ku’s arguments focus on the IJ’s determination that he was not a U.S. citizen and various alleged violations of procedural due process. Sae Ku fails to explain why reconsideration was warranted by the BIA. Sae Ku’s failure to address the rationale set forth in the BIA’s denial of his motion for reconsideration constitutes a waiver of the only issue that is before this court—whether the BIA abused its discretion by denying Sae Ku’s motion ...
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