United States v. Casillas-Casillas, No. 16-50379 (5th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseDefendant pled guilty to attempted illegal reentry by a removed alien. On appeal, defendant challenges the imposition of a four-level enhancement under USSG 2L2.2(b)(3)(A) for using a fraudulently-obtained United States passport card to unlawfully re-enter the country. The court concluded that a passport card is a United States passport within the meaning of section 2L2.2(b)(3)(A), and reading section 2L2.2(b)(3)(A) to include passport cards does not intrude on the State Department’s rule-making authority. Finally, the court rejected defendant's argument that the language of section 2L2.2(b)(3)(A) is ambiguous and the rule of lenity applies. Accordingly, the court affirmed the sentence.
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