United States v. Hernandez-Rodriguez

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT April 22, 2003

Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 02-10412 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

BASILIO HERNANDEZ-RODRIGUEZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:01-CR-264-ALL-D --------------------

Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Basilio Hernandez-Rodriguez appeals his conviction of

illegal reentry following deportation. He argues that his

previous deportation proceeding was fundamentally unfair due

to the retroactive application of statutory changes to the

immigration laws barring him from seeking a waiver of

deportation, allowing him to collaterally challenge the

deportation proceeding in his criminal case. Hernandez’s

deportation proceeding was not rendered fundamentally unfair

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 02-10412 -2-

because he was not able to argue for a waiver of deportation.

United States v. Lopez-Ortiz, 313 F.3d 225, 231 (5th Cir. 2002),

cert. denied, 123 S. Ct. 922 (2003).

AFFIRMED.