MEMORANDUM2
Wildomaro Munoz-Hernandez appeals his sentence imposed after his conviction by guilty plea for being an illegal alien found in the United States following deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Relying on Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), Munoz-Hernandez contends that the district court erred when it increased his base offense level by sixteen points pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(B) because the fact that his deportation followed an aggravated felony conviction was neither admitted nor proven beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury. He further contends that Apprendi calls into question the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998). Munoz-Hernandez’s contentions are foreclosed by our recent decision in United States v. Pacheco-Zepeda, 234 F.3d 411, 413-14 (9th Cir.2000), amended (Feb. 8, 2001). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s judgment.
AFFIRMED.
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