United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 99-3334 ___________

Rene R. Belasco, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas. George Snyder, Warden, F.C.I. * Forrest City, Arkansas, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * ___________

Submitted: February 4, 2000

Filed: February 15, 2000 ___________

Before McMILLIAN, HANSEN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Rene Belasco, a federal inmate, appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We conclude that the filing of an

1 The Honorable Stephen M. Reasoner, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the findings and recommendation of the Honorable H. David Young, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) detainer with federal prison officials, merely notifying them that the INS will in the future make a decision regarding Mr. Belasco’s deportation, does not create custody supporting habeas corpus jurisdiction; and, without deciding whether the INS detainer adversely affected Mr. Belasco’s custody and security classifications, we note that prison officials may consider an INS detainer in assessing such classifications. See Mohammed v. Sullivan, 866 F.2d 258, 260 (8th Cir. 1989) (filing INS detainer with prison officials does not constitute technical custody for purpose of habeas jurisdiction; prison officials may consider INS detainer in assessing prisoner’s classifications); Campillo v. Sullivan, 853 F.2d 593, 595 (8th Cir. 1988) (prisoner may not challenge detainer via habeas corpus until he is placed in INS custody, which will not occur until prisoner is released from present term of confinement), cert. denied, 490 U.S. 1082 (1989). Mr. Belasco’s apparent argument that the INS has no authority to deport him because he did not commit an aggravated felony is not ripe for judicial review, as a final removal order has not been issued. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(9) (judicial review of questions of law and fact arising from action taken or proceeding brought to remove alien shall be available only in judicial review of final order under this section). Accordingly, we affirm.

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CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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