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Case: 22-50789         Document: 00516768497             Page: 1      Date Filed: 05/30/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                      No. 22-50789
                                  consolidated with                                     FILED
                                      No. 22-50816                                    May 30, 2023
                                    Summary Calendar                              Lyle W. Cayce
                                    _____________                                      Clerk

   United States of America,

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Manuel Ramon Macias-Ramirez,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
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                     Appeals from the United States District Court
                          for the Western District of Texas
                      USDC Nos. 4:22-CR-217-1, 4:22-CR-530-1
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   Before Davis, Smith, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Manuel Ramon Macias-Ramirez appeals his conviction and sentence
   for illegal reentry into the United States under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(1).
   He also appeals the district court’s order revoking the term of supervised
   release he was serving at the time of the offense. Because his appellate brief

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          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                     22-50789
                                 c/w No. 22-50816

   does not address the revocation or revocation sentence, he has abandoned
   any challenge to that order. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th
   Cir. 1993).
          For the first time on appeal, Macias-Ramirez argues that his sentence
   exceeds the statutory maximum and is therefore unconstitutional because the
   district court enhanced his sentence under § 1326(b) based on the fact of a
   prior conviction that was not alleged in the indictment or found by a jury
   beyond a reasonable doubt. He raises the issue to preserve it for further
   review and has filed an unopposed motion for summary disposition, correctly
   conceding that the issue is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States,
   523 U.S. 224 (1998). See United States v. Pervis, 937 F.3d 546, 553-54 (5th
   Cir. 2019).
          Because his argument is foreclosed, summary disposition is
   appropriate. See Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th
   Cir. 1969). Accordingly, Macias-Ramirez’s motion for summary disposition
   is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgments are AFFIRMED.

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