cm0002@sh.itjust.works to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 4 days agoICE Shot a Man While Trying to Detain Him. He Had No Criminal Record.newrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1142cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareTacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·4 days agoUnlawful presence is not a crime at all - it’s a civil immigration violation. If someone overstayed a visa (about 40% of undocumented people), they never committed any crime Unlawful presence = civil matter handled in immigration court, not criminal court No criminal penalties, just deportation/removal
minus-squareworkerONE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·edit-24 days agoBeing in the U.S. without valid legal status is a civil offense. It’s not criminal. Are you just ignorant of the law or are you purposefully spreading false information?
minus-squareCypher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoWell I’m not from the US and have zero intention of ever visiting, so the distinction really doesn’t matter to me.
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Unlawful presence is not a crime at all - it’s a civil immigration violation.
Being in the U.S. without valid legal status is a civil offense. It’s not criminal.
Are you just ignorant of the law or are you purposefully spreading false information?
Well I’m not from the US and have zero intention of ever visiting, so the distinction really doesn’t matter to me.