Romero-Diaz

MEMORANDUM **

Alberto Salvado Romero-Diaz appeals from his conviction and 57-month sentence following his conditional guilty plea to being a deported alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Romero-Diaz contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that his prior deportation was invalid.

Assuming, arguendo, the immigration judge’s failure to inform Romero-Diaz of his eligibility for relief from deportation violated his due process rights, see United States v. Ubaldo-Figueroa, 364 F.3d 1042, 1048 (9th Cir.2004), the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss was not error *706 because the district court properly found that he had failed to demonstrate prejudice. See United States v. Gonzalez-Valerio, 342 F.3d 1051, 1056-57 (9th Cir.2003).

Because of Romero-Diaz’s serious criminal history, which included a previous conviction for assault with a deadly weapon and a juvenile adjudication for attempted murder, Romero-Diaz would have needed to demonstrate “unusual or outstanding equities” at the time of his 1998 deportation in order to…