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>all current United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who committed the offense of simple possession of marijuana >This pardon does not apply to i
by ThePowerOfFuet 4y ago
>all current United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who committed the offense of simple possession of marijuana
>This pardon does not apply to individuals who were non-citizens not lawfully present in the United States at the time of their offense.
What about non-citizens lawfully present but not permanent residents, such as tourists and short-term visa holders?
- jrochkind1 4y agoThe order at the top says it only applies to current US citizens and lawful permanent residents. So even if they were a lawful permanent resident at the time of their offense, if they aren't anymore at this time (and getting convicted is probably enough to have their visa's revoked), no, it doesn't apply to them. @kragen pointed this out in another comment. Let alone someone who was never a lawful permanent resident, nope, not pardoned.
- ThePowerOfFuet 4y agoMy point was regarding lawful temporary residents.
- jrochkind1 4y agoRight, the order does not say it applies to them, so it does not.
- ThePowerOfFuet 4y agoThanks, Captain Obvious. My point was that it was a curious omission.
- jrochkind1 4y agoSorry, I guess I misunderstood what if anything you were asking about, or misinterpreted the question mark on the end of your comment. The first sentance of the order says it only applies to current citizens or permanent residents. I guess if you were a visa holder at time of offense and had somehow become a citizen or lawful permanent resident since then (which would be hard to do with such an offense), it would apply to you...