MEMORANDUM **

Jose Limon-Mora appeals from the 63-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for illegal re-entry, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Limon-Mora contends that the district court erred in enhancing his sentence pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) because he was previously “excluded” rather than “removed” from the United States subsequent to a conviction for commission of an aggravated felony. We disagree. Limon-Mora’s departure from the United States following his felony conviction, pursuant to an immigration order, was a removal for purposes of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b). See United States v. Diaz-Luevano, 494 F.3d 1159, 1161-62 (9th Cir. 2007) (per curiam); United States v. Luna-Madellaga, 315 F.3d 1224, 1226 (9th Cir. 2003). It is inconsequential that the reinstatement of Limon-Mora’s prior removal was ordered by an immigration official, rather than an immigration judge. See Morales-Izquierdo v. Gonzales, 486 F.3d 484, 498 (9th Cir. 2007) (en banc).

AFFIRMED.