Case: 24-50473 Document: 44-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/22/2025

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 24-50473 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ April 22, 2025 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Daniel Bonilla-Carbajal, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 2:22-CR-158-1 ______________________________ Before Higginbotham, Jones, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * Daniel Bonilla-Carbajal appeals following his guilty plea conviction for illegal reentry into the United States under 8 U.S.C. § 1326, arguing for the first time on appeal that the statutory sentence enhancement in § 1326(b) is unconstitutional. The Government moves for summary affirmance or, alternatively, an extension of time in which to file an appellate brief. Bonilla- _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

Case: 24-50473 Document: 44-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/22/2025

No. 24-50473

Carbajal takes no position on the motion but concedes that his argument is foreclosed.

As Bonilla-Carbajal concedes, his argument 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); see also Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821, 838 (2024) (explaining that Almendarez-Torres “persists as a narrow exception permitting judges to find only the fact of a prior conviction” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)). Summary affirmance is appropriate. See Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969).

Accordingly, the Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative motion for an extension of time is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.