Aarti Kohli Says Green Card Holders Are at Greater Risk of Deportation

Firstpost, August 19, 2011 by Bernice Yeung
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“It’s common these days for legal permanent residents”—or green card holders—”with criminal convictions to be placed in deportation proceedings,” said Aarti Kohli, director of immigration policy at UC Berkeley School of Law’s Warren Institute. “It used to be that if you are a green card holder, you had almost all of the same benefits, rights, and protections that a US citizen has. These days, a legal permanent resident is a misnomer. You are not permanent; you are placed in a precarious position, and even low-level offences land you in deportation proceedings.”