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2025-01-28 22:32:05 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AF9B1D3FF3708FC083E5F8FFC174DDEBD9106E26049BE0787D7832B1993A2BA0
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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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