Case Name: John ASIRIFI Petitioner v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS, III, Attorney General of the United States Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-03-07
Citations: 713 F. App'x 531
Docket Number: No. 17-1985
Parties: John ASIRIFI Petitioner v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS, III, Attorney General of the United States Respondent
Judges: Before LOKEN, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 713
Pages: 531–532

Head Matter:
John ASIRIFI Petitioner v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS, III, Attorney General of the United States Respondent
No. 17-1985
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: February 28, 2018
Filed: March 7, 2018
Allison J. Heimes, Lauren Schmoke, Ka-saby & Nicholls, Omaha, NE, for Petitioner
Raya Jarawan, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Jeffery R. Leist, Carl H. McIntyre, Anthony Cardozo Payne, Assistant Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent
Before LOKEN, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
John Asirifi, a citizen of Ghana, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing his appeal from the decision of an immigration judge (IJ) denying him asylum and withholding of removal.
Upon de novo review, this court concludes that Asirifi has not shown that the IJ committed a fundamental procedural error, and thus his due process claim fails.See Alva-Arellano v. Lynch, 811 F.3d 1064, 1066 (8th Cir. 2016) (standard of review; to establish due process violation, alien must demonstrate both fundamental procedural error and prejudice). The record reveals that the IJ complied with the federal law and regulations governing the conduct of removal proceedings, and that Asirifi received a full and fair opportunity to present evidence, offer arguments, and develop the record. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(b)(4); 8 C.F.R. § 1240.10(a), .11(c)(1); Tun v. Gonzales, 485 F.3d 1014, 1025 (8th Cir. 2007) (alien seeking immigration relief is entitled to fundamentally fair removal hearing under Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause); Al Khouri v. Ashcroft, 362 F.3d 461, 464-65 (8th Cir. 2004) (IJ must fully develop the record but is not required to act as alien's advocate or lawyer).
The petition for review is denied. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
. We lack jurisdiction to consider Asirifi's claim that this court should grant him relief under the Convention Against Torture, as he failed to raise it during his agency proceedings. See Agha v. Holder, 743 F.3d 609, 616-17 (8th Cir. 2014).