LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
It is a crime for an alien to re-enter the country after he has been deported, unless he has the express permission of the Attorney General of the United States (or unless such permission is unnecessary in his case for other reasons). 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). The usual sentence for the crime is a term in prison, followed by deportation.
Somewhat unusually in the criminal law, there is an exception provided by statute, id. §...
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