American Samoa § 41.0405 - Loss of permanent resident status.

§ 41.0405. Loss of permanent resident status.

(a) Permanent residents may lose their status if they reside outside American Samoa for a period in excess of 6 months without authorization from the Attorney General. (b) The Attorney General may revoke the permanent resident status of any non-American Samoan permanent resident if that person is: (1) a convicted felon; (2) a person who has been convicted of 2 or more crimes regardless of whether the conviction was in a single trial or whether the offense has arisen from a single scheme or misconduct and regardless of whether the offense involves moral turpitude; (3) a person who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of such a crime: except a person who has committed one such crime while under the age of 18 years, unless the crime resulted in confinement in a prison or correctional institution; and (4) a person who: (A) is a prostitute; (B) has engaged in prostitution; (C) directly or indirectly procures, attempts to procure, or has attempted to procure or import persons for the purpose of prostitution or for any other immoral sexual purpose; (D) is or has been supported by, or has received in whole or in part, the proceeds of prostitution; or (E) is engaging in any other unlawful commercial vice whether or not it relates to prostitution.