United States v. Cesar Veloz-Alonso

ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

OPINION

This case is about an illegal alien with a final deportation order who was criminally prosecuted and pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the country. The district court released him on bail prior to sentencing. Finding a statutory conflict, the district court issued an order preventing the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from detaining or deporting him prior to sentencing. The government appealed the order preventing its agents from acting pursuant to their statutory mandates. The district court erred in its statutory…