Case: 23-50010 Document: 00516829738 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/21/2023

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 23-50010 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ July 21, 2023 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Cesar Humberto Valencia-Terrazas, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 4:22-CR-433-1 ______________________________ Before Wiener, Elrod, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * Cesar Humberto Valencia-Terrazas appeals his conviction and sentence for illegal reentry into the United States after a previous deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). He argues that treating a prior felony conviction that increases the statutory maximum under § 1326(b) as a sentencing factor, rather than a separate element of the offense, violates the _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

Case: 23-50010 Document: 00516829738 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/21/2023

No. 23-50010

Constitution. He has filed an unopposed motion for summary disposition and a letter brief conceding correctly 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). Valencia-Terrazas states that he has raised the issue only to preserve it for possible further review. Because summary disposition is appropriate, see Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969), Valencia-Terrazas’s motion is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.