MEMORANDUM **

Salvador Higareda-Segura appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 18-month sentence for attempted reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Higareda-Segura’s counsel -shas filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along -with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided Higareda-Segura the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.

Higareda-Segura waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the waiver. See United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009). We ae-cordingly dismiss the appeal. See id. at 988.

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.

DISMISSED.