be sterilized. On February 10, 2009, at a removal proceeding commenced by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denied Lin’s application in full and ordered Lin removed to China. The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissed her appeal on June 2, 2010, and she now petitions this court for review, contending that the BIA erred in concluding that she failed to prove that she had a well-founded fear that, if returned to China, she would be sterilized and subjected to economic persecution in the form of severe fines as well. As an initial matter, Lin’s brief does not set forth an argument concerning the denial of CAT relief. Therefore, Lin has abandoned this issue on appeal. See Sepulveda v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 401 F.3d 1226, 1228 n. 2 (11th Cir.2005) (<HOLDING>). We review only the BIA’s decision, except to
holding that an issue is abandoned when not raised in an appellate brief holding that the court has discretion not to consider an issue abandoned on appeal holding the appellant was deemed to have abandoned an issue for which he failed to provide any argument or supporting authority holding that where an appellant fails to raise arguments regarding an issue on appeal that issue is deemed abandoned holding that when an appellant fails to offer an argument on an issue such as cat relief that issue is abandoned