# DHS' Burden to Prove Alienage

### <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">DHS' Burden to Prove Alienage is by "Clear, Unequivocal and Convincing Evidence"</span>

<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre-wrap;">The First Circuit has determined that Homeland Security must prove alienage by "clear, unequivocal, and convincing” evidence, and that this standard is higher than “clear and convincing” evidence. </span>

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The full text of </span>**Rosa v. Bondi**<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> can be found here:</span>

[https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/opnfiles/24-1240P-01A.pdf](https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/opnfiles/24-1240P-01A.pdf)