Joshua Nzatiki v. U.S. Attorney General

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: June 17, 2025
• Docket: 24-11584
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 24-11584 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

JOSHUA NZATIKI, Petitioner, versus U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,

Respondent.

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals Agency No. A244-058-325 ____________________ USCA11 Case: 24-11584 Document: 50-1 Date Filed: 06/17/2025 Page: 2 of 3

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Before JILL PRYOR, BRASHER, and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Joshua Nzatiki petitions for review of the Board of Immigra- tion Appeals’s (BIA) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Nzatiki is a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a citizen of the Netherlands, and a resident of Belgium. After enter- ing the United States under the Visa Waiver Program, he was found inadmissible for lacking valid entry documents and referred for asylum-only proceedings. He claimed fear of persecution and torture by Rwandan agents based on his advocacy for the Banya- mulenge people. The IJ found Nzatiki and his wife credible but concluded he failed to show past persecution or a well-founded fear of future per- secution in the Netherlands or Belgium. The IJ also determined that he could reasonably relocate within those countries and had not shown a likelihood of torture with government acquiescence. The BIA adopted and affirmed the IJ’s decision, noting that Nzatiki had not meaningfully challenged the IJ’s conclusions on future harm or relocation. Before this Court, Nzatiki’s opening brief fails to cite the rec- ord or legal authority and offers no developed argument challeng- ing the BIA’s decision. His conclusory assertions are insufficient to preserve any claim for review. See Singh v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 561 F.3d 1275, 1278–79 (11th Cir. 2009) (per curiam); Sapuppo v. Allstate USCA11 Case: 24-11584 Document: 50-1 Date Filed: 06/17/2025 Page: 3 of 3

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Floridian Ins. Co., 739 F.3d 678, 681–83 (11th Cir. 2014). Arguments raised for the first time in his reply brief come too late and do not warrant consideration. Sapuppo, 739 F.3d at 683. Because Nzatiki has abandoned all challenges to the denial of relief, the petition for review is denied. PETITION DENIED.