hello back in the year 2002 i got arrested spent 4 hrs in jail went to court and pled no contest to a misdemeanor and had to pay a fine of five hundred dollars. i'm a green card holder my green card will expire in about ten months from now i would like to apply for U.S. citizenship before my green card expires. will immigration deny my application for citizenship because of my misdemeanor and if so will i be able to renew my green card? i would trully appreciate your response i have been living in the U.S. for almost ten years now this is where my future is i don't want to be deported. much aloha!!!