¶1 Nasser Mohammedali Kotadiya, a native and citizen of India, petitions this court to review the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying his motion to reconsider the dismissal of an appeal from an Immigration Judge’s order denying a motion to suppress and finding Kotadiya removable. Kotadiya argues that his attorney was ineffective for arguing only the suppression issue and failing to request withholding of removal or relief under the Convention Against Torture.
¶2 Kotadiya did not raise his claim of ineffective counsel before the BIA. Therefore the issue is unexhausted, and this court lacks jurisdiction to consider it. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(d)(1); Omari v. Holder, 562 F.3d 314, 317-19 (5th Cir.2009); Wang v. Ashcroft, 260 F.3d 448, 452-53 (5th Cir.2001). In addition, Kotadiya has abandoned any argument concerning his suppression claim by failing to brief the issue. See Soadjede v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 830, 833 (5th Cir.2003).
¶3 Accordingly, the petition for review is DISMISSED.