Originally Posted by
LondonElite
None of this is relevant. OP is a US LPR waiting for citizenship. His concern is what happens when he re-enters the US. Whether he travels to Angola or Australia is not material.
Originally Posted by
IluvSQ
OK, but how do you know this? Where does it say he is a US Landed Permanent Resident?
And where does it say he is worried about re-entering the US?
LondonElite is correct in this instance.
Given the LPR status (for the record - LPR actually stands for
Lawful Permanent Resident), given the CIMT committed before the LPR status was granted, OP is safe as soon as he remains in the U.S., at least until he has to appear with the USCIS. With the LPR status, citizenship is irrelevant. Assuming OP's LPR status is not granted via asylum, where he intends to go is also immaterial.
CBP, on the other hand, is a different matter. CBP has independent authority to initiate removal proceeding against OP (as a matter of law, CBP must allow OP to enter so that OP can appear to an immigration judge). That's why I said there is no way to know how CBP will treat OP.
If OP is so concern, OP should wait until naturalization. By then, OP would be bullet-proof from CBP.