Maximo Manuel Ravell-Ruiz appeals from his guilty-plea conviction for illegal reentry following deportation. The record reveals that Ravell-Ruiz absconded from custody prior to the pendency of the instant appeal, and the Federal Public Defender concedes that Ravell-Ruiz’s fugitive status remains ongoing. Given these circumstances, the appeal is dismissed. See Ortega-Rodriguez v. United States, 507 U.S. 234, 239-40, 113 S.Ct. 1199, 122 L.Ed.2d 581 (1993); see also United States v. Delagarza-Villarreal, 141 F.3d 133, 136-38 (5th Cir. 1997).

APPEAL DISMISSED.