偷东西是一种CIMT(Crime involding moral turpitude)

CIMT被驱逐出境的标准是最大可能刑期至少一年

http://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-29/0-0-0-5672.html

(i) Crimes of moral turpitude.-Any alien who-

(I) is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude committed within five years (or 10 years in the case of an alien provided lawful permanent resident status under section 245(j) ) after the date of admission, and

(II) is convicted of a crime for which a sentence of one year or longer may be imposed.

is deportable

注意是最大可能刑期而不是实际被判刑期更不是
实际服刑的刑期－－这正是移民法的可怕之处。
如果那个州把刑期定的很不具体，某件很小的过失
实际上根本不可能送监狱，但条文上写了最大可能刑期
超过一年那这个小过失就足以让ICE有法律上的依据将违反者驱除出境