IJ had multiple reasons for believing the identification card was fabricated, of which the Embassy report was but one. Kasa therefore cannot show that he would have received refugee status were the IJ to have excluded the report. Thus, even were we convinced that the fundamental fairness of the proceeding had been compromised, which we are not, relief would still be inappropriate. For the reasons set forth above, we DENY the petition for review. 1 . Though the IJ denied Kasa's request for protection under the Convention Against Torture, Kasa does not raise any argument about this ground in his brief. Relief on that ground is therefore waived. United States v. Mick, 263 F.3d 553, 567 (6th Cir.2001); see also Abati v. Ashcroft, 101 Fed.Appx. 626, 627 (6th Cir.2004) (unpublished opinion) (<HOLDING>). 2 . Our sister circuits have excused the
holding an argument not raised in opening brief is waived holding that petitioners claim asserted in a subsequent brief was not waived due to omission from the coa application holding that argument not raised in opening brief is waived holding that convention against torture claim is waived because it is absent from petitioners brief holding a claim is waived when there is no meaningful argument on the claim in the opening brief