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    Default Renewing Permanent Residency with a Criminal Conviction

    Can i renew my legal permanent resident card if i have been convicted of PC 12034(A) misdemeanor. can immigration deny my renewal and put me in immigration court?

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    Default Re: Renewing Permanent Residency with a Criminal Conviction

    You betcha. Firearms violations fall within the CIMT that can cause you immigration issues even with a permanent residence.
    You need to have an immigration lawyer lined up for the eventual issues.

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    Default Re: Renewing Permanent Residency with a Criminal Conviction

    Firearms offenses are treated separately than CIMTs, not as a subcategory of CIMTs, and virtually any firearms defense can be treated as a deportable offense for a LPR. Yes, consult an immigration lawyer.
    Quote Quoting 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1227(a)(2)(C)
    Certain firearm offenses - Any alien who at any time after admission is convicted under any law of purchasing, selling, offering for sale, exchanging, using, owning, possessing, or carrying, or of attempting or conspiring to purchase, sell, offer for sale, exchange, use, own, possess, or carry, any weapon, part, or accessory which is a firearm or destructive device (as defined in section 921 (a) of title 18) in violation of any law is deportable.

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