Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-01-28 22:20:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8BF304A9F4AE50369D9A67D2EE0DF460EEED871CE93E0BE98C945F0C1A8EA814
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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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