Sergile v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.

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• holding that police reports are admissible in immigration proceedings and that their contents are properly considered absent a claim that the respondent’s statements were made involuntarily or that information was obtained as the result of egregious police misconduct
• finding the admission of police reports “especially appropriate in cases involving discretionary relief from deportation, where all relevant factors concerning an arrest and conviction should be considered”
• admitting information contained in police reports is especially appropriate where all relevant factors are considered in determining whether the alien warrants a favorable exercise of discretion
• hold- ing that inasmuch as all relevant factors regarding an alien’s arrest and con- viction should be considered in cases involving discretionary relief, police reports concerning circumstances of arrest were appropriately admitted into evidence

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