Case: 24-50801 Document: 42-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/16/2025

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

No. 24-50801 FILED May 16, 2025 Summary Calendar ____________ Lyle W. Cayce Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Edras Reyes-Salinas, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 3:24-CR-1194-1 ______________________________ Before Elrod, Chief Judge, and Haynes, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * Edras Reyes-Salinas appeals following his conviction for illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), arguing for the first time on appeal that the statutory sentencing enhancement in § 1326(b) is unconstitutional.

He concedes this argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), and the Government has filed a motion for _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

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summary affirmance or, alternatively, for an extension of time in which to file a brief. Reyes-Salinas takes no position on the motion.

The parties are correct that the argument is foreclosed. 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 therefore appropriate. See Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969).

Accordingly, the 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.