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Dan LIN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
    No. 13-1258.
    United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
    June 18, 2014.
    
      Bruno Joseph Bembi, Hempstead, NY., for Petitioner.
    Stuart F. Delery, Assistant Attorney General; Stephen J. Flynn, Assistant Director; Lynda A. Do, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
    PRESENT: JOSÉ A. CABRANES, DEBRA ANN LIVINGSTON, and SUSAN L. CARNEY, Circuit Judges.
   SUMMARY ORDER

Petitioner Dan Lin, a native and citizen of China, seeks review of a March 14, 2013 order of the BIA, dismissing her appeal from the July 31, 2012, decision of an Immigration Judge (“IJ”), which preter-mitted asylum and granted withholding of removal. In re Dan Lin, No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. Mar. 14, 2013), aff'g No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (Immig. Ct. New York City July 31, 2012). We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history in this ease.

Under the circumstances of this case, we review the decisions of both the IJ and BIA “for the sake of completeness.” See Zaman v. Mukasey, 514 F.3d 233, 237 (2d Cir.2008) (per curiam) (internal quotation marks omitted). The applicable standards of review are well established. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B); see also Yanqin Weng v. Holder, 562 F.3d 510, 513 (2d Cir.2009).

Contrary to Lin’s assertions, the BIA properly dismissed her appeal because she waived her right to appeal from the IJ’s decision. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(dj(2)(i)(G) (“A single Board member or panel may summarily dismiss any appeal ... barred by an affirmative waiver of the right of appeal that is clear on the record.”). We have recognized that “accepting an IJ’s decision as final can serve as an effective waiver of appeal when the record of the interaction between the IJ and the alien fairly supports the conclusion that the alien or his counsel understood the nature of the waiver.” Ali v. Mukasey, 525 F.3d 171, 174 (2d Cir.2008). At the hearing on July 31, 2012, the IJ stated that he would grant withholding and then asked, “[W]iH the Government accept my decision and waive appeal?” AR 188. After the attorney for the government consented, the IJ asked Lin’s attorney if her client would do likewise. At this point, the court went off the record so that Lin could consult with her attorney about the consequences of waiving her appellate rights. Lin’s counsel then stated that Lin “agrees to accept this as a final decision.” AR 189. Lin does not contend that her attorney rendered ineffective assistance by improperly advising her of the waiver’s consequences, and she has not complied with the procedural requirements for alleging an ineffective assistance claim under Matter of Lozada, 19 I. & N. Dec. 637 (B.I.A.1988). See Jian Yun Zheng v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 409 F.3d 43, 46 (2d Cir.2005). Therefore, the BIA’s finding that Lin knowingly and intelligently waived her appellate rights is supported by substantial evidence. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B) (noting that, on review, the agency’s factual findings are “conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary”).

Lastly, Lin’s contention that the BIA had continuing jurisdiction because it previously remanded her proceedings is misplaced. The BIA was divested of jurisdiction when it remanded the case to a different IJ in 2007, as it did not did not expressly retain jurisdiction in that order. See Chupina v. Holder, 570 F.3d 99, 103 (2d Cir.2009) (per curiam) (citing Matter of Patel, 16 I. & N. Dec. 600, 601 (B.I.A. 1978)). In the course of the usual appeal, Lin would have been able to challenge the reliance of the second IJ on the initial IJ’s findings, see INS v. Chadha, 462 U.S. 919, 938, 103 S.Ct. 2764, 77 L.Ed.2d 317 (1983) (noting that final orders of removal include “all matters on which the validity of the final order is contingent” (citation omitted)), but she waived her right to appeal.

For the foregoing reasons, the petition for review is DENIED.