Can a citizen of the U.S (one that has a green card) be sent back to their country if they have done crimes?
594570
First, someone with a greencard isn't a citizen, they're a resident alien. They are legal, but not citizens.\n\nSecond, yes, they will be deported because they violated the terms of their green card.
161836
Depending on the crime, he/she could get deported. A speeding ticket may not be enough, but assault, child abuse etc. will get the person deported.
457400
No, but you do have to be born in the U.S.. I'm not sure about having a previous criminal record, perhaps someone can chime in and advise.
307585
You don't get transfered from one state prison to another unless they happen to need overflow and send you out of state.  What you're probably thinking of involves "states" in the sense of nations. (Remember each US state is truly a sovergin nation that has ceded some power to the federal government)  There's a treaty that allows prisoner to be returned to their country of citizenship to serve out the remainder of their sentence.  ie You're in jail in Mexico but are a US citizen.  Under the treaty you could possibly apply to be transfered to a US federal prison to serve out the remainder of your jail in your home country.
402975
I believe there are some cases where you can (legally) immigrate & you are a felon.  However, your best bet you be to send a letter to the President & ask him to pardon the ex-con.
597600
I can tell you 100% you are still an American citizen and you are also a Canadian citizen - you have dual citizenship.  You did not need a green card to go back to the USA to work.  You can freely live and work in either country and will never lose either citizenship unless you officially renounce either one to the government.  \n\nI know this is a fact.  I also was born in the USA with both of my parents being US citizens.  We moved to Canada when I was 10 years old and when I was 21 I took out Canadian citizenship.  I, too, thought that I had lost my American citizenship automatically at the time of becoming a Canadian citizen, until about 10 years later when I was travelling over the border to the USA from Canada and a US customs officer asked me my citizenship when I handed him my driver's license, my US birth certificate, and my Canadian naturalization certificate.  I told him I was Canadian.  He asked my why I said that, since I was born in the USA.  I told him that I thought I had automatically lost my US citizenship when I took my Canadian citizenship.  He told me that unless I have either renounced my American citizenship or have ever received a letter from the US government telling me that I am no longer an American citizen, then I am still American.  He told me to contact the US Embassy in Canada to enquire, but from now on he told me to claim only my US citizenship when I enter the USA.  He said the US does not recognize my Canadian citizenship and so I should only report that I am a US citizen when asked at the border in the future.  However, I need to hand both pieces of ID because they want to see what my status is in Canada, as well.  Ever since then, I hand both pieces of ID and my driver's license and when asked my citizenship, I say, US citizen, when travelling into the USA.  I never have any problem whatsoever and, in fact, I am told, "Ma'am, you can stay in the USA just as long as you want to!"  Ha!  In fact, at the time, I had my 2 children in the car with me who were both born in Canada.  The customs officer also told me to check with the US Embassy regarding them, as well, as they may also have US citizenship.  I did contact the Embassy.  They sent me forms to complete regarding my children and then they sent me a letter stating that my elder child also has US citizenship, based on the citizenship laws at the time of his birth; however, my younger child does not, based on the citizenship laws at the time of her birth.  As well, they sent me a letter stating that I was a US citizen, even though I also now had Canadian citizenship.  \n\nIt is very nice, actually, as you have the best of both worlds.  I never have a problem coming either way over the border and I travel back and forth a couple times a month.  \n\nSo, contact the US Embassy in Canada if you are in Canada now, or the US Immigration if you are presently in the US - they're in the phone book or you can look them up on the internet.  If you have children, also, check out their citizenship status.  If you do not have children yet, but plan to, as soon as they are born, whichever country they are born in, notify the other country of their birth to register it and they will have both citizenships, automatically.  I should have done this with both of my children at the time of their births but, because I didn't know this at the time, I didn't.  Now, my son just has to apply for his US passport and that is what will be his proof of his US citizenship, as he already has his Canadian birth certificate. \n\nThis is not necessarily the case with other countries in the world, but between Canada and the USA, you do not have to renounce one to have the other.  It is a wonderful thing and we are very fortunate.
525974
Of course not.Although he was jailed in america,it is not his own country.After he doing his term in jail,he will be sent back to his own country.
1180633
Yes. A naturalized citizen CAN lose their citizenship, if it is discovered that it was obtained by fraud, such as by concealing a criminal record in their native country.\n\n** Any American can lose citizenship IF by his own choice, he\n1) serves in the armed forces of another country\n2) serves as an official to another country\n3) becomes a naturalized citizen of another country\n4) renounces his citizenship and declares allegiance to another country.
314991
You could commit a crime in another country and then serve time as a "guest" of that country.\nBut seriously, many countries give away citizenship in much the same way we do in America. Typically those seeking citizenship come from economically depressed, or politically unstable "3rd world" countries. Americans can travel freely throughout most of the world because there is little concern that we will remain as a burden upon their social system.  There are plenty of job opportunities in other countries that are open to Americans. Once there, you can apply for citizenship. Of course you can apply at any foreign Embassy or Consulate here in the USA... but without "loads of cash" it would be more honorable of you to have gainful employment in that country first. Do an Internet search for jobs abroad.
843907
Yes legal immigrants can be deported if they commit a deportable offense or if their status changes.
1132726
Yes, and kindly start in the Los Angeles County area of California. They are committing an illegal act and as any American citizen can tell you, if I were committing an illegal act I'd be arrested, prosecuted and jailed. ALL ILLEGALS NEED TO BE SHIPPED HOME AT THEIR COUNTRIES EXPENSE.
505511
you can not get deported... :))\n\nthe only thing that can be taken from you is your citizenship, but you can never be deported. Removal of the citizenship is very rare and you shouldn't be worried. You must do serious acts against the State you live in, you must be found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and stuff like that. You don;t get deported for stealing a wallet or a car..you get to jail
857488
The regulations are that they are deported to their country of origin.  If they are tried and sentenced for a crime it is for something other than just being in the USA without valid immigration documents.  My hunch is that the answer to your question is zero.
385420
My brother works for the prison system and he said they WILL go to jail in the U.S. but eventually be deported to their country of origin. I don't know if they will be sent to another jail there or simply sent back.... sorry.
1133915
It depends on a few things.  The bar can be as short as until they get a new visa to permanently.  It depends on things like how they ended up leaving the United States after their initial entry, how many times they were here illegally, how they entered the US, and the number and nature of criminal problems they had in the US.  In most cases, the bar is for 5-20 years based on the above conditions.
76634
It really depends on the circumstances of the deportation.  At minimum, there will be a three year bar to re-admission.  This bar can only be lifted in extreme circumstances.  If the person spent more that a year in the United States "Out of Status" then there will be a ten year bar.  If the person then returned illegally, there will be a permanent bar.\n\nAre you talking about a deportation based upon illegal presence, or because of criminal acts?  There are different regulations depending upon the circumstances of the deportation.
98538
I believe that having a felony is grounds for deportation if someone is not a citizen of the United States.  Driving under the influence is a felony.  Non-citizens who commit felonies are usually required to serve their sentence here in the U.S. before being deported so it is not unusual for someone to be picked up by INS after they have finished their sentence (in this case, community service).