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In re Velasquez

1 Analyses of this admin-law by attorneys

  1. BIA: Electronically submitted documents are admissible as proof of conviction if reliable; unauthenticated doc inadmissible

    University of Denver Sturm College of LawMarch 8, 2012

    The BIA held that electronically submitted copies of criminal records are admissible as evidence of a conviction so long as they are authenticated. Matter of Velasquez, 25 I&N Dec. 680 (BIA 2012) (Pauley, Greer, and Malphrus, Board members). Authentication, the Board added, ensures that the documents reliably are what they claim to be. Board member Pauley wrote the panel’s decision.