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Date Created: 2023-01-09 19:02:33.199671+00
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Case: 22-50501        Document: 00516602404             Page: 1      Date Filed: 01/09/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
                                     ____________
                                                                              United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                       Fifth Circuit
                                      No. 22-50501
                                    Summary Calendar                                 FILED
                                    ____________                               January 9, 2023
                                                                                Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                         Clerk

                                                                     Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                            versus

   Aaron Jocet Jarquin-Hernandez,

                                              Defendant—Appellant.
                     ______________________________

                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Western District of Texas
                               USDC No. 4:22-CR-7-1
                     ______________________________

   Before Jones, Stewart, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
         Aaron Jocet Jarquin-Hernandez appeals his conviction and sentence
   for illegal reentry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and
   (b)(2). He challenges the constitutionality of § 1326(b), which increases the
   maximum punishment based on a prior felony or aggravated felony
   conviction. Jarquin-Hernandez concedes that his argument is foreclosed and

         _____________________
         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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   indicates he wishes to preserve it for further review. In addition, he has filed
   an unopposed motion for summary disposition.
          Jarquin-Hernandez is correct that the sole issue raised on appeal 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); United States v.
   Wallace, 759 F.3d 486, 497 (5th Cir. 2014). Summary disposition is therefore
   appropriate. See Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th
   Cir. 1969).
          Accordingly, Jarquin-Hernandez’s motion for summary disposition is
   GRANTED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

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