· 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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