Blanche v. Lau · ¶26

A lawful permanent resident who has “committed an offense identified in section 1182(a)(2)” may “be regarded as seeking an admission.” §1101(a)(13)(C)(v). Section 1182(a)(2), in turn, identifies any “crime involving moral turpitude.” §1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(I). Putting the provisions together, if a lawful permanent resident has committed a crime involving moral turpitude, he may be regarded as seeking admission. And, because he is seeking admission, he “may be charged with any applicable ground of inadmissibility under section 1182(a),” §1229a(a)(2), including being convicted of or admitting to “a crime involving moral turpitude,” §1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(I).

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