Case Name: Claudia LUNA-PEREZ, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-04-19
Citations: 95 F. App'x 66
Docket Number: No. 03-60579
Parties: Claudia LUNA-PEREZ, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 95
Pages: 66–67

Head Matter:
Claudia LUNA-PEREZ, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 03-60579.
Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 19, 2004.
Jose W. Vega, Law Office of Jose W. Vega, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.
David V. Bernal, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Jennifer Paisner, Washington, DC, Hipólito Acosta, Houston, TX, Caryl G. Thompson, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.
John Ashcroft, Washington, DC, pro se.
Before JONES, BENAVIDES and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Claudia Luna-Perez, represented by counsel, petitions this court for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the immigration judge's decision finding her removable under to 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(l)(E)(i) (1997), and denying her application for cancellation of removal. In the instant petition Luna-Perez does not challenge the denial of her application for cancellation of removal, therefore, she has abandoned that argument. See Soadjede v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 830, 833 (5th Cir.2003).
Without citation to any authority, Luna-Perez argues that she did not make an "entry" as required by § 1227(a)(a)(l)(E)(i), because she was not "admitted," as that term is defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(13)(A). She asserts that under § 1101(a)(13)(C), as a lawful permanent resident, she is not subject to being "admitted" unless she, inter alia, committed an illegal activity after departing from the United States. She asserts that the evidence that she departed the United States to engage in an unlawful activity was inadmissible and that its admission without affording her an opportunity for cross-examination violated her right to due process.
The BIA rejected Luna-Perez's argument that "entry" for the purpose of § 1227(a)(l)(E)(i) means "admission" under § 1101(a)(13). Luna-Perez does not address the BIA's determination that for § 1227(a) (1) (E) (i), "entry" means "any entry within the commonly-understood meaning of that term," ie., crossing the border into the United States. Nor does Luna-Perez challenge the BIA's factual finding that she made an "entry" based on her admission that she crossed the border into the United States before her arrest for alien smuggling. Because Luna-Perez has not briefed any argument challenging the BIA's decision, she has abandoned the only issue before this court. See Soadjede, 324 F.3d at 833; Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir.1993); Brinkmann v. Dallas Cty. Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir.1987).
The BIA's conclusion that Luna-Perez had made an "entry" for the purpose of § 1227(a)(1)(E) was not based on any evi dence which would show that she engaged in illegal activities after departure. Thus, this court will not address whether the challenged evidence was admitted improperly or whether its use violated Luna-Perez's right to due process.
Luna-Perez's petition for review is DENIED. The Respondent has filed a motion for summary affirmance of the BIA's decision and various motions regarding briefing. The motions are DENIED as UNNECESSARY.
PETITION DENIED; MOTIONS DENIED AS UNNECESSARY.
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.