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_________________________ ( A pr i l 29, 2005) B efo re H U L L , W IL S O N an d P R Y O R , C i rcu i tJu d g es. P E R C U R I A M: E du ar do C ar l os V al ent i n M oral es appeal s hi s c on vi ct i on and sent ence , un der2

8 U . S . C . se ct i on 13 26 (a ) and (b)( 2), for i l l egal l y r ee nt er i ng the U ni t ed S t at es af t er havi ng been depo rt ed. V al ent i n-M oral es cont ends thatthe di stri ctcourterre d w he n i tf ound tha tthe unde r l y i ng de port a t i on pr oc e e di ng di d notvi ol a t e due p r o c e s s . V a le n tin - M o r a le s a ls o c o n te n d s th a t th e 1 6 - p o in t e n h a n c e m e n t o f h is s e n t e n c e v i o l a t e d th e Si x th A me n d me n t . W e a f f i rm. A n a l i e n m a y notc ha l l e nge the va l i di ty of ade port a t i on or de rtha tf orm s the ba s i s of ac r i m i na l pr os e c ut i on unde r8 U . S . C . s e c t i on 1326( a ) ( 1) or( b) unl e s s the al i en can est abl i sh that“ (1) the al i en exhaust ed any a dm i ni stra t i ve re m edi es that m a y ha ve be e n a va i l abl e t o s e e k r e l i e f a ga i ns tthe or de r ; ( 2) the de port a t i on pr oc e e di ngs a tw hi c h the or de rw a s i s s ue d i m pr ope r l y de pr i ve d the a l i e n of the o p p o rtu n ity f

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u n d a m e n ta lly unf a i r . ” 8 U . S . C . § 1326( d) . V a l e nt i n- M or a l e s c ont e nds tha thi s de port a t i on he a r i ng vi ol a t e d due pr oc e s s , be c aus e , a s the U ni t e d S t a t e s c onc e de s , the Im m i grat i on Judg e ( IJ ) e rr on eousl y i nform ed V al ent i n-M oral es thatdi sc re t i on ary re l i ef fr om depo rt at i on w as no tavai l abl e. W e nee d n otre sol ve the di ff i cul tqu es t i on of w hether the error of the IJ v i o l at ed d u e p ro cess, b ecau se w e co n cl u d e th atV al en t i n -M o ral es fai l ed t o ex h au st the adm i ni stra t i ve re m edi es avai l abl e t o h i m . T he re cord show s thatthe IJ , af t er rul i ng thatV al ent i n-M oral es w as no tel i gi bl e f or any f orm of re l i ef

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V al ent i n-M oral es , “ D o you ac ce ptthe court ’ s dec i si on , or do you w i sh t o app ea l thatdeci si on , si r? ” V al ent i n-M oral es re pl i ed, “ A cc ept . ” N othi ng i n the re cord i ndi c a t e s tha tV a l e nt i n- M or a l e s ’ s w a i ve rof hi s r i ghtt o appe a l t o the B oa r d of I m m i gr a t i on A ppe a l s ( B I A ) w a s notknow i ng a nd i nt e l l i ge nt . A l though V a l e nt i nM oral es cont ends thatthe exhaust i on re qu i re m entdi d n otappl y bec ause the IJ erroneou sl y i nform ed V al ent i n-M oral es thatdi sc re t i on ary r el i ef w as un avai l abl e, w e ha ve pr e vi ous l y r e

j e c t e d tha ta r gum e nti n the c ont e xtof ahabe a s c orpus c ha l l e nge t o ade port a t i on or de r . S e e S unda rv. I . N . S . , 328 F . 3d 1320, 1325- 26 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ) . T h e r e a s o n in g o f S u n d a rap p lie s e q u a lly h e r e . I n a d d itio n , if V al en t i n -M o ral es “ w an t ed t o re-en t er th e U n i t ed S t at es an d t o d o so l eg al l y, no thi ng prec l ud ed hi m fr om se eki ng a r es ci ss i on of hi s deport at i on order e ven aft er hi s r e m ova l f

r om the U ni t e d S t a t e s . ” U ni t e d S t a t e s v. Z e l a y a , 293 F . 3d 1294, 1297 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 2 ) . V a le n tin - M o r a le s , th e r e f o r e , f a ile d to e x h au s t a v a ilab le a dm i ni s tr a t i ve r e m e di e s . S e e i d. W e f urther c on cl ud e thatV al ent i n-M oral es fa i l ed t o sho w thathe w as deni ed th e o p p o rtu n ity f

o rju d ic ia l r e v ie w . T h e I J to ld V a le n tin - M o r a le s o f h is r ig h t to appe a l , a nd V a l e nt i n- M or a l e s r e j e c t e d the opportuni ty t o appe a l notonl y t o the B I A butt o thi s C ourta s w e l l . V a l e nt i n- M or a l e s , the r e f or e , f a i l e d t o s how tha tthe depo rt at i on proceedi ng s i m prop er l y depri ved h i m of the op po rtun i ty f or j ud i ci al4

re vi ew . S ee 8 U . S . C . § 1 32 6(d)(2). V al ent i n-M oral es cont ends thatthe se nt enci ng enhancem enthe re ce i ved v i o l a t e d th e Si x th A me n d me n tu n d e rBl a k e l y v . W a s h i n g t o n , 5 4 2 U . S. — , 1 2 4 S. C t . 25 31 (200 4), the re as on i ng of w hi ch the S up re m e C ou rtext ended t o the fe dera l s e nt e nc i ng gui de l i ne s i n U ni t e d S t a t e s v. B ooke r , 543 U . S . — , 125 S . C t . 738 ( 2 0 0 5 ) . I n h is p le aa g r e e m e n t, V a le n tin - M o r a le s w a iv e d th e r ig h t to ap p e a l h is s e nt e nc e e xc e pti n thr e e c i r c um s t a nc e s : “ ( 1) a n upw a r d de pa rtur e f r om the o th er w ise ap p li ca b le se n ten cin g g u id elin e r an g e; an d /o r ( 2 ) th e D istrict C o u rt’s O ct ob er31 , 20 03 O rderdenyi ng the defendant ’ s M ot i on s T o D i sm i ss ; and/ or (3) a fi n d i n g th atth e d efen d an t ’ s cri m i n al h i st o ry fal l s i n C at eg o ry V I. ” N o n e o f th o se e x c e p tio n s ap p lie s h e r e . W e ha ve c ons i s t e nt l y he l d tha tappe a l w a i ve r s a r e va l i d i f know i ngl y a nd v o lu n ta r ily e n te r e d . U n ite d S ta te s v . R ub b o , 3 9 6 F .3 d 1 3 3 0 , 1 3 3 1 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) . V a l e nt i n- M or a l e s doe s nota r gue tha thi s appe a l w a i ve rw a s notknow i ng or vo l un t ary. B ec ause the ri gh tt o app ea l a s ent ence base d o n B oo ker “ can b e w ai ved i n apl e aa gr e e m e nt ” a nd “ [ b] r oa d w a i ve rl a ngua ge c ove r s thos e gr ounds of appe a l , ” i d. a t1335, V a l e nt i n- M or a l e s w a i ve d hi s r i ghtt o appe a l hi s s e nt e nc e on B o o k er g ro u n d s. AF F I RME D.