EVANS, Circuit Judge.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated removal proceedings against Manuel Estrada-Ramos in 2008. Estrada-Ramos moved to terminate the proceedings, alleging that he was a lawful permanent resident as of 1997. However, there was a fly in the ointment: he was convicted of a criminal offense in California in 1991. Although his conviction was set aside pursuant to state law, DHS argued that it remained a "conviction" for purposes of the...
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