The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) published a decision that addresses when a state court vacatur of a criminal conviction will be recognized for immigration purposes. In this case, the BIA found insufficient evidence in the state court record to determine that the conviction was vacated because of a procedural or substantive defect in the underlying proceedings. As a result, the BIA denied the noncitizen’s motion to reopen and terminate removal proceedings and found that his convictions, although vacated under state law, still rendered him removable.