OPINION
SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge.
We hold today that even if a defendant has waived his right to appeal in a plea agreement, we may nevertheless hear the appeal when the government has expressly waived its right to assert the defendant's waiver. In other words, the government can waive the waiver.
I. Background
Pursuant to a plea agreement, Garcia Lopez plead guilty to one count of transportation of illegal aliens, in violation of 8 U.S...
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