Erika Maricela Vitela appeals the four, concurrent 18-month prison sentences imposed upon revocation of the terms of probation she received following her convictions on one count of conspiracy to transport an undocumented alien within the United States for commercial advantage or private financial gain and three counts of transporting an undocumented alien for commercial advantage or private financial gain. On appeal, Vitela argues that the district court abused its discretion by failing to take the recommended sentencing range of three to ninth months into account and by imposing sentences that were greater than necessary to meet the goals of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). She further contends that the district court did not give adequate weight to the mitigating factors and arguments that she presented during the revocation hearing.

The district court’s sentencing decision was not plainly unreasonable. See United States v. Kippers, 685 F.3d 491, 496 (5th Cir. 2012). Before pronouncing Vitela’s sentences, the district court expressly considered the applicable policy statement *340 range under Chapter Seven of the Guidelines Manual promulgated by the United States Sentencing Commission, the maximum statutory sentence that Vitela faced, and Vitela’s arguments in favor of leniency. While Vitela’s sentences exceeded the applicable policy statement range, they were within the statutory maximum term that she faced. See 18 U.S.C. § 3565(a); United States v. Pena, 125 F.3d 285, 287-88 (5th Cir. 1997). We have routinely upheld such sentences. United States v. Whitelaw, 580 F.3d 256, 265 (5th Cir. 2009). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.