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Jim Newman's avatar

It is still a civil matter as opposed to a criminal matter..

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JL's avatar

Okay. If Cornell law is correct, imprisonment and/or fine can result.

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Elizabeth McIlvaine's avatar

Not sure that is true. A visa overstay who is in the country without permission is a civil matter. I think someone who has entered without authorization has committed a crime. You canтАЩt imprison someone for a civil violation. I agree that many people thought Trump was only going to deport people who committed crimes in the U.S. after they entered

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James Quinn's avatar

"I agree that many people thought Trump was only going to deport people who committed crimes in the U.S. after they enteredтАЭ

When in fact that was never his intention, only what he sold them. The fact that so many seemed either unaffected, or worse accepting of his capacity for lying as easily and almost as often as he breathes is the problem.

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