Legal Question in Immigration Law in Virginia

2 crimes of moral turpitude and green card

Will the following trigger inadmissibility or deportation: 2 misdeameanors of moral turpitude (each with a maximum penalty $200 fine)?

Do the crimes of moral turpitude have to be punishiable with more than 1 year of imprisonment in order to trigger inadmissibility or deportation? Or are 2 misdeameanors of moral turpitude (each with a maximum penalty $200 fine) enough?


Asked on 8/09/04, 11:44 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: 2 crimes of moral turpitude and green card

It's my understanding that a conviction for one crime involving moral turpitude carrying a potential sentence of a year or more in jail is

sufficient to trigger removal proceedings by the BCIE (Bureau of Customs and Immigration Enforcement). It's important to bear in mind that it's not the sentence that was actually served(particularly, if it was less than a year)but the potential or maximum sentence which might have been served for this particular crime which is the controlling factor in the triggering of removal or deportation proceedings.

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Answered on 8/09/04, 12:20 pm


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