Protecting Trump’s enemies from prosecution just reinforces the idea of politics as retribution. Instead, Democrats should be defending his most vulnerable targets.
Protecting Trump’s enemies from prosecution just reinforces the idea of politics as retribution. Instead, Democrats should be defending his most vulnerable targets.
It is, but it’s a misdemeanor. It’s not terribly serious, all things considered.
No, it is not a crime by itself.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/02/kathy-sheehan/being-undocumented-immigrant-us-not-crime/
You are confusing this with entering the US illegally, which is a crime, and typically a misdemeanor on the first offense
https://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/crime-enter-illegally.html
But quite a few undocumented people here (perhaps the majority, I didn’t look it up) came here with permission, but then overstayed their visa. They committed no crime in doing that, but if discovered they are subject to civil penalties, including deportation.