John P. Dickson v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States of America

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• concluding that the BIA may not consider the narrative statement in a PSI Report as evidence of the facts underlying a putative predicate offense
• holding that the BIA erred in construing extra-judicial statements as evidence of the facts underlying a putative predicate offense
• recognizing that in some circumstances, probation reports may not offer a “highly reliable basis” on which to make important immigration decisions
• concluding that New York offense of unlawful imprisonment of competent adult, even where accom- plished by deception, involves substantial risk of vio- lence
• holding that BIA could not look to factual statements in presentence investigation report to determine whether alien’s conviction was for crime of violence
• holding that an IJ may not rely upon the “narrative statements of facts” section of an alien’s presentence report to determine whether the alien had been convicted of a removable offense

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