U.S. permanent residence is permanent in many ways. The green card immigration status allows you to live and work in the U.S. indefinitely. However, it is possible to be deported.
Each year the U.S. deports thousands of lawful permanent residents for committing minor, nonviolent crimes.
Crimes that lead to deportation are called “deportable offenses” and the list, issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is extensive.
Immigration law provides that a crime can escape classification as a crime of moral turpitude if it is a "petty offense." The petty offense exception applies if the penalty for the crime committed could never exceed one year of imprisonment, and if any time the person actually served in prison was less than six months.
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