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2025-01-29 13:01:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2070AFBB05E9725506780B10F43F8478F11C9CA457A2009696DC6C282FAEFD6B
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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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