United States v. Jose Manuel Miranda-Ramirez, Also Known as J. Manuel Miranda, Also Known as Jose Manuel Miranda, Also Known as Monuel Miranda

O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Jose Manuel Miranda-Ramirez challenges the district court’s refusal to depart downward when sentencing him for illegally reentering the United States following deportation for an aggravated felony. We affirm. 1

I. Background

Mr. Miranda-Ramirez was convicted in 1988 of possession and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin and using a telephone to facilitate a felony. He served approximately three years in prison and was released and ultimately deported to Mexico in 1992. At the time of his deportation, he was given Immigration and Naturalization…