United States v. Noel Cesar Campos-Asencio

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Noel Cesar Campos-Asencio (Campos) appeals his conviction for illegal reentry into the United States after deportation. 8 U.S.C. § 1326. At trial, the district court denied Campos’ motion to dismiss the indictment on the ground that he lacked counsel at his prior deportation hearing. Because a recent Supreme Court case has changed this Circuit’s law on the viability of such challenges, we reverse and remand so that the district court may reconsider Campos’ deportation proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

Campos, a citizen of El Salvador, was deported from the United States to his…