Crimes: Substance Crimes

crimes: Overview of Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility The Immigration and Nationality Act INA contains several criminal grounds of inadmissibility, including the following among others Controlled substance crimes - This ground includes offenses such as simple possession of a controlled substance, according to Huffington Post Canada. It results in a permanent bar to the United States if i there is a conviction, or ii the foreign national admits to committing the offense. I will now address this issue below. Controlled substance trafficking crimes - This ground includes the more serious offense of possession of a controlled substance for the purposes of trafficking. Crimes involving moral turpitude CIMT - The term moral turpitude is not clearly defined but has been referred to as conduct that is inherently base, vile, or depraved, contrary to the rules of morality and the duties owed between ... one's fellow man or society in general. It results in a permanent bar to the United States and may be imposed even if there is no conviction or admission; it requires only that the USCBP officer have reason to believe that the foreign national has committed the offense. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.