Legal Question in Immigration Law in California

Actually, even if solicitation of a prostitute is not a crime involving moral turpitude (CIMT), which I'm not sure what you say is correct, it is still an independent ground of inadmissibility and could prevent your readmission. DUI is also not a CIMT (unless maybe if it involved death so become some kind of vehicular manslaughter). But, if you're accepting the plea bargain on the solicitation case down to "disturbing the peace," which is not a CIMT either in California, then you should be admitted upon reentry. If on the way back, as a LPR you're treated as an applicant for admission and there are no CIMTs on your records, you are not inadmissible.

The worst that could happen is on the way back the inspector takes away your green card and places you into deferred inspection. They'll set an appointment for you to come back for an interview. I just did a case like this two weeks ago, and got the applicant his green card back at the interview when I convinced ICE that a welfare food stamp "fraud" case did not involve CIMT because it did not really involve fraud as the California generic statute seems to indicate. If you have any problems, give my office a call.

Larry L. Doan

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