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Every decision we've filed under Immigration (Criminal).
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Gustavo Salas-Romero for illegal reentry. The court held that Salas-Romero's constitutional challenge to the sentencing enhancement is foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.
The Fifth Circuit clarified the proper procedural mechanism for appealing pretrial release orders. The court affirmed the release conditions but vacated the injunction preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement from taking custody of the defendant.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Hamilton Douglas Lanza-Rios for illegal reentry. The court held that Lanza-Rios's constitutional challenge to the sentencing enhancement was foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Otoniel Lugo-Campos for being a deported alien found in the United States. The panel rejected arguments regarding procedural and substantive sentencing errors, finding the district court's explanation sufficient and the sentence reasonable.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a sentence for illegal reentry after the defendant argued that the district court imposed conflicting supervised release conditions. The court held that the conditions were not self-contradictory and that the defendant failed to demonstrate clear error.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the revocation of a defendant's supervised release term. The court rejected the argument that the consecutive sentence was substantively unreasonable.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for illegal reentry after the defendant raised a constitutional challenge to a recidivism enhancement for the first time on appeal. The court held that the argument was foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant for illegal reentry after a prior removal. The court held that the defendant's argument regarding prior convictions was foreclosed by Supreme Court precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for illegal reentry. The court held that the defendant's constitutional challenge to the sentencing enhancement was foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a substantive reasonableness challenge to an above-guidelines sentence for illegal reentry. The court held that the district court properly justified the variance based on specific record facts and statutory factors.