United States v. Yong Jun Li

OPINION

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

In these consolidated appeals, Defendants-Appellants Shi Guang Li, Wei Kun Zhong, and Yong Jun Li (collectively, “Defendants”) appeal their convictions for violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(1), for attempting to enter the United States at a time or place not designated by immigration officers. The three were charged with attempting to travel from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (“CNMI”) to the Territory of Guam by boat.

We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. See, e.g., United States v. Atalig, 502 F.3d 1063, 1065 (9th Cir.2007). We hold that…