In a published decision released last week, the BIA held that an Immigration Judge may not go behind the record of conviction to determine whether a crime involves moral turpitude. Matter of Ahortalejo-Guzman, 25 I&N Dec. 465 (BIA 2011) (Cole, Pauley, and Greer). Board member Pauley wrote for the panel.This case involves an individual who entered without inspection and was later convicted by guilty plea of assault in Texas.