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2025-01-29 01:40:11 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0C0774D9F19A3C8C4990B0CCDB2486651A7DFDF127D699B4D9FF0A68909C3A51
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Original Note:
Note not needed. The Supreme Court confirmed in 2012 that merely being present in the US illegally is not a criminal offense. It is a civil infraction, just as the original post says. "As a general rule, it is not a crime for a removable alien to remain in the United States." https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/567/387/
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