Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(1) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 386 U.S. 738 543 U.S. 220, 261-262 Circuit Courts 342 F.3d 1154, 1158 437 F.3d 1050, 1053-1054 444 F.3d 1218, 1220 446 F.3d 1109, 1114 476 F.3d 1099, 1102 491 F.3d 1173, 1177-1178 498 F.3d 1104, 1107 499 F.3d 1211, 1217 Federal Sentencing Guidelines U.S.S.G. §2L1.2 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)