Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 543 U.S. 220 Circuit Courts 964 F.2d 993, 1016 169 F.3d 1239, 1254 189 F.3d 1201, 1210 405 F.3d 814, 819-820 433 F.3d 718, 725 435 F.3d 1289, 1295 437 F.3d 1050, 1053-1055 477 F.3d 1196, 1202 495 F.3d 1211, 1213 518 F.3d 800, 803-810 Federal Sentencing Guidelines U.S.S.G. §2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)