United States v. Hernando Casaran-Rivas

Hernando Casaran-Rivas appeals the denial of his motion to vacate, set aside, or reduce sentence, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, and his conviction for illegal reentry, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). Specifically, Casaran-Rivas first argues that the indictment (a) was insufficient for failing to allege that he had the specific intent to re-enter the United States for illegal purposes and (b) violated the United States’s obligations under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (“Refugee Convention”) and United Nations Convention Against Torture and…