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2025-01-29 04:16:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E4A2A4A6728F66870AB37C9570C0BD4274F9C5CD8440B9AA2F75382EF2F12057
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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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