
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus Alfredo ALTAMIRANO-FIERRO, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 06-50358
    Conference Calendar.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Sept. 8, 2006.
    Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Scott Alan Vogelmeier, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jesus Alfredo Altamirano-Fierro raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), which held that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is a penalty provision and not a separate criminal offense. The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 
      
       Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
     