Which category of crime is commonly listed as a deportability ground?

• A. Petty traffic violations
• B. Minimal non-violent offenses not involving drugs
• C. Crimes involving moral turpitude
• D. Minor administrative infractions

Answer: (C)

In immigration practice, crimes involving moral turpitude are a classic basis for removal. A conviction for CIMT is treated as a deportability ground because it reflects moral depravity or intentional wrongdoing, and the immigration rules use CIMT to identify offenses that make someone removable from the United States. The idea is that certain crimes show a lack of moral character that immigration authorities deem incompatible with staying in the country.

Petty traffic violations and minor administrative infractions are not standard deportability grounds, and while some offenses can be criminal, they don’t automatically trigger removal unless they fall under a CIMT or another listed ground. Minimal non-violent offenses not involving drugs aren’t a formal deportability category by themselves, whereas crimes involving moral turpitude are the well-established, commonly cited basis used in removability determinations.