Is Domestic Violence conviction ground for deportation of a green card holder for more than seven years?s

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Is first Domestic Violence Conviction ground for deportation of a person who has a green card for more than seven years? The case relates to a 20 year old marriage, with two children: A COLLEGE GOING GIRL and a 10th grader(american Citizen) boy. Thanks.

-- sha sed (aries112@hotmail.com), April 01, 2002

Answers

Regardless of how long one has been an LPR or not a DV conviction is a ground for deportation. Though the 7 years continuous residence as LPR before the offense was committed could help in getting cancellation of removal.

-- (muralive@hotmail.com), June 12, 2004.

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