Case Name: Gill Ok GWAG, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-12-09
Citations: 83 F. App'x 598
Docket Number: No. 02-61134
Parties: Gill Ok GWAG, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 83
Pages: 598–599

Head Matter:
Gill Ok GWAG, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 02-61134.
Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 9, 2003.
William Chu, Addison, TX, for Petitioner.
Anne M. Estrada, US Immigration & Naturalization Service, Dallas, TX, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Carl Henry McIntyre, John Leslie Davis, John Ashcroft, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Caryl G. Thompson, US Immigration & Naturalization Service, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.
Before SMITH, DeMOSS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Gill Ok Gwag petitions this court to review the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying Gwag's application for adjustment of status and granting voluntary departure in lieu of removal and deportation. The immigration judge (IJ) denied Gwag's application for adjustment of status because he lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate the application following the death of Gwag's brother, who had filed an 1-130 petition on Gwag's behalf.
Under applicable regulations, the death of Gwag's brother resulted in the automatic revocation of the previously-approved 1-130 petition absent a discretionary determination by the Attorney General that revocation would be inappropriate for humanitarian reasons. See 8 C.F.R. § 205.1(a)(3)(i)(C). The death certificate for Gwag's brother, viewed in conjunction with Gwag's admission that his brother passed away before he had interviewed with the INS and the Notice of Automatic Revocation ("the Notice") introduced by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) provided substantial evidence to support the IJ's determination that approval of the 1-130 petition had been revoked. See Omagah v. Ashcroft, 288 F.3d 254, 258 (5th Cir.2002). Gwag's contention that the Notice was not properly authenticated is inadequately briefed and hence will not be considered by this court. Arguments must be properly briefed in order to be preserved. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 225 (5th Cir.1993). The appellant's brief must contain an argument, which in turn must contain his "contentions and the reasons for them, with citations to the authorities and parts of the record on which the appellant relies." Fed. R.App. P. 28(a)(9); see Yohey, 985 F.2d at 225.
Given the revocation of the 1-130 petition, we cannot agree with Gwag's contention that the IJ abused his discretion in determining that he lacked authority to adjudicate Gwag's application for adjustment of status. See 8 U.S.C. § 1154, 1255. Nor can we agree with Gwag's contention that this matter should be remanded for consideration of his eligibility for relief under the Family Sponsor Immigration Act of 2002 ("FSIA"). See Pub. L. No. 107-150, 116 Stat. 75. Under the provisions of the FSIA, any request for consideration under that act must first be presented to the INS. See id. We therefore decline to remand the matter to the BIA.
Gwag's remaining contention is that he was denied due process before the IJ because he was not allowed to present certain evidence. He submits that equity and due process require reversal of the IJ's decision. Because the IJ was without authority to adjudicate Gwag's application for adjustment of status, the evidence described by Gwag was not probative and the IJ's refusal to admit such evidence did not violate Gwag's due process rights. See Bustos-Torres v. INS, 898 F.2d 1053, 1055 (5th Cir.1990).
Gwag's petition for review is DENIED.
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.