Gork@sopuli.xyz to LeopardsAteMyFace@lemmy.ca · 4 months agoFound one in the wildsopuli.xyzimagemessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageFound one in the wildsopuli.xyzGork@sopuli.xyz to LeopardsAteMyFace@lemmy.ca · 4 months agomessage-square51linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
minus-squareProfessorozone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months ago“A first-time illegal entry is a federal misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $250 and a maximum jail sentence of six months.” Source: https://legalclarity.org/18-u-s-c-1325-illegal-entry-and-its-legal-consequences/
minus-squarefodor@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoExactly. There are rare instances of people breaking that law. It is possible to do so. But I think we know how few guilty verdicts there are, now don’t we.
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoOverstaying a visa, which accounts for more immigration violations than illegal border crossings, is a civil offense. It’s incorrect to say that there’s almost no crime involved, but it’s definitely not all or most people who commit immigration violations.
minus-squareProfessorozone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoSo Melania isn’t actually a criminal just a civil infractor.
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoOh, she’s a criminal alright, just maybe not for that reason
“A first-time illegal entry is a federal misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $250 and a maximum jail sentence of six months.”
Source: https://legalclarity.org/18-u-s-c-1325-illegal-entry-and-its-legal-consequences/
Exactly. There are rare instances of people breaking that law. It is possible to do so. But I think we know how few guilty verdicts there are, now don’t we.
Overstaying a visa, which accounts for more immigration violations than illegal border crossings, is a civil offense.
It’s incorrect to say that there’s almost no crime involved, but it’s definitely not all or most people who commit immigration violations.
So Melania isn’t actually a criminal just a civil infractor.
Oh, she’s a criminal alright, just maybe not for that reason