In the Matter of Gutnick

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  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

    On review, the BIA asks whether records admitted to prove a conviction “‘correctly reflect the facts.’” Matter of Velasquez, 25 I&N Dec. at 683 (quoting Matter of Gutnick, 13 I&N Dec. 412, 416 (BIA 1969)).Nothing more is required unless the INA or a regulation imposes an additional criterion.