United States v. Arturo Ramirez-Salazar

LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

The district court denied Arturo Ramirez-Salazar’s motion to dismiss his indictment for illegal reentry under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) as time-barred. Ramirez timely appealed. We AFFIRM.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Arturo Ramirez-Salazar is a citizen of Mexico. In November 2000, United States Border Patrol agents encountered Ramirez in Midland, Texas. He was immediately removed to Mexico because of a 1996 conviction in Texas for distribution of cocaine. On August 11, 2003, an 1-130 Petition for Alien Relative was filed with United States Citizenship and…