Opinion ID: 182627
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Heading: Ashraf's current status

Text: Ashraf has now completed both his 78-month prison sentence for the firearms conviction and his 12-month prison sentence for the instant conviction. He was released on October 28, 2009. On August 25, 2010, he filed an emergency motion in this case to stay his removal because of his pending appeal and an alleged understanding with other agencies of the federal government who desire Mr. Ashraf's assistance in matters of national security. He was deported to Pakistan the following day. On September 2, 2010, this court denied his emergency motion for a stay of removal because Ashraf failed to demonstrate that he had any means to challenge the removal order or any likelihood of success in having that order overturned. United States v. Ashraf, No. 09-4002, at 2 (6th Cir. Sept. 2, 2010). The government filed a motion shortly thereafter to dismiss this appeal as moot because Ashraf has been deported and is barred from reentering the country because of his earlier firearms conviction. Ashraf nevertheless continues to challenge his conviction for willfully failing to obtain travel documents because he claims that this conviction might affect his ability to return to the United States in the future.