Samuel DeWitt-McCotter, federal prisoner # 12687-056, was convicted of conspiring to distribute cocaine and using a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking offense. He appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition challenging this conviction. DeWitt-McCotter argues that the district court erred by holding that his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition was subject to dismissal *427 because it did not warrant application of the “savings clause” set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2255. He contends that his sentence is not authorized because it violates the Ex Post Facto Clause and, in light of Bailey v. United States, 516 U.S. 137, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472 (1995), he was convicted of a nonexistent offense. The district court found that DeWitt-McCotter had raised a Bailey claim in a prior motion before the sentencing court.

Because DeWitt-McCotter’s claims fail to meet the requisite standard, the “savings clause” is not applicable to his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. See Reyes-Reque-na v. United States, 243 F.3d 893, 904 (5th Cir. 2001). Accordingly, the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.