Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-01-28 23:49:33 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 57995B7520DED2A409AC525F7E57FE3DD2821E839D3914AAFA3AC4E99D0FE931
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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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