context: On appeal, Noel seeks to challenge the denial of CAT relief and also argues that he is entitled to asylum as a matter of discretion based on being subjected to an atrocious form of persecution. We cannot address these arguments, however, because Noel failed to raise them with the BIA.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: explaining that we lack jurisdiction to review an issue an alien fails to raise before the BIA
citation_a.sentence: See INA § 242(d)(1), 8 U.S.C. § 1252(d)(1) (requiring an alien to exhaust administrative remedies before seeking judicial review); Fernandez-Bernal v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 257 F.3d 1304, 1317 n. 13 (11th Cir.2001) (explaining that we lack jurisdiction to review an issue an alien fails to raise before the BIA); see also Alim v. Gonzales, 446 F.3d 1239, 1253 (11th Cir.2006) (explaining that to properly raise an issue before the BIA, the alien must mention the issue in his brief and discuss its merits or the basis for the IJ’s decision).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 446 F.3d 1239, 1253
citation_b.parenthetical: explaining that to properly raise an issue before the BIA, the alien must mention the issue in his brief and discuss its merits or the basis for the IJ's decision
citation_b.sentence: See INA § 242(d)(1), 8 U.S.C. § 1252(d)(1) (requiring an alien to exhaust administrative remedies before seeking judicial review); Fernandez-Bernal v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 257 F.3d 1304, 1317 n. 13 (11th Cir.2001) (explaining that we lack jurisdiction to review an issue an alien fails to raise before the BIA); see also Alim v. Gonzales, 446 F.3d 1239, 1253 (11th Cir.2006) (explaining that to properly raise an issue before the BIA, the alien must mention the issue in his brief and discuss its merits or the basis for the IJ’s decision).