Case: 22-50626 Document: 00516613332 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/17/2023

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 22-50626 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ January 17, 2023 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Miguel Valdivia-Gonzalez, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 4:22-CR-38-1 ______________________________ Before Higginbotham, Graves, and Ho, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * Miguel Valdivia-Gonzalez appeals his conviction and sentence for illegal reentry after removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2).

In his sole issue on appeal, Valdivia-Gonzalez contends that § 1326(b) is unconstitutional because it permits a sentence above the otherwise- applicable statutory maximum based on facts that were neither alleged in the _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

Case: 22-50626 Document: 00516613332 Page: 2 Date Filed: 01/17/2023

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indictment nor found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. He has filed an unopposed motion for summary disposition and a letter brief explaining that he has raised this issue only to preserve it for further review and conceding that this 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 summary disposition is appropriate, see Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969), Valdivia-Gonzalez’s motion is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.