Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-01-28 23:12:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DDD85447E2D380A9951AA9C02F55B29476B3E58313BE595AB8CBA5E8ABECF891
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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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