United States v. Vasquez Macias

Judge RAGGI concurs in a separate opinion.

WESLEY, Circuit Judge:

Walter Yovany Vasquez Macias (“Vasquez”) is a citizen of Honduras with a checkered immigration history in the United States. He was detained in California in 1990, left voluntarily, illegally reentered the country, and then sold drugs to at least two undercover officers in the late 1990s (leading to one criminal conviction and deportation in 2000). Vasquez again returned to the United States without authorization in approximately 2001;1 he claims that he subsequently went straight and entered the antique business.

For reasons not…