Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-01-28 23:42:42 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 107090A24C327C3ADD5F7924E7E205337154CD9A0304FEE6BDF7C77ECCDB07B4
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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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