REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals the dismissal of the indictment against defendant Marky Onge Terrence for illegal re-entry as a deported alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). The district court held that the Compact of Free Association (Compact) between the United States and Palau, 48 U.S.C. § 1931, exempts Palauans from complying with the provisions of § 1326(a) and thus renders Terrence immune from prosecution under that section...
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