Torres-Gonzalez

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-2897 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:22-cr-02548-

JLS-

v.

CRUZ TORRES-GONZALEZ, OPINION

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Janis L. Sammartino, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 9, 2025 * Pasadena, California

Filed March 16, 2026

Before: Milan D. Smith, Jr., Morgan B. Christen, and Danielle J. Forrest, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Christen

* The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). USA V. TORRES-GONZALEZ

SUMMARY **

Criminal Law

The panel affirmed the sentence imposed on Cruz Torres-Gonzalez for his 2024 conviction for illegal reentry into the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Torres-Gonzalez had previously been convicted, in 2014, of illegal reentry in violation of § 1326 and making false statements to the federal officers who arrested him in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. He was sentenced to concurrent 35-month…