Saad Zerrei v. Alberto R. Gonzales

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• holding that evidence is admissible in removal proceedings as long as it does not violate due process, that is, as long as it is \probative and its use is fundamentally fair.\ (internal quotation marks omitted)
• finding that a noncitizen's passport, independent of any evidence from INS databases, was convincing evidence of alienage and overstay
• indicating that a petitioner fails to rebut the presumption of reliability when he “put[s] forth no evidence to contradict or impeach the statements in the report” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• finding the admission of evidence at administrative hearing in accordance with due process, where petitioner’s counsel “voiced no objection to the admission” of the evidence, “treated the document as an authentic copy,” and never attempted to challenge its accuracy
• “[A]n alien is removable if substantial evidence supports the finding by clear and convincing evidence.”
• “The Federal Rules of Evidence do not apply in removal proceedings; rather, evidence is admissible provided that it does not violate the alien’s right to due process of law.” (alteration and internal quotation marks omitted)

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