United States v. Rafael Aldana

OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

Rafael Aldana and Julio Cesar Suarez were each convicted of the misdemeanor offense of “attempting] to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers,” in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(1). While not disputing that they entered the United States miles away from any established port of entry facility, Aldana and Suarez argue that because the applicable regulations designate entire geographic regions as ports of-entry, there was insufficient evidence that they had violated the statute. We conclude that a place…