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2025-01-29 08:22:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1136B93EAF50107CCCCAD6F562DE683183A538AE8C49B7BF4841ADB63E323AF2
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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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