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· 4/7/1995

Ramiro Cruz Espinoza v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

Citations

  • 45 F.3d 308

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “information on an authenticated immigration form is presumed to be reliable in the absence of evidence to the contrary presented by the alien”
  • holding that the 2 certification of the petitioner’s Form I-213 by INS’s district director satisfied § 287.6(a)
  • concluding there was no due process violation for admission of hearsay evidence when petitioner failed to cast doubt on the reliability of the evidence by presenting contrary evidence
  • noting that an alien must have a reasonable opportunity to cross-examine government witnesses
  • explaining that authentication may be achieved “through [any] recognized procedure, such as those required by [agency] regulations or by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure”
  • explaining that certification of the Form I-213 by the INS’s Los Angeles district director “satisfies Iran”

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Judges: Fletcher, Thompson, Rymer

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