• shalafi@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Not true is any sense, even the technical. Entering the US illegally, or overstaying a visa, is, at best, a civil offense. Still illegal. Diving into what constitutes a criminal offense gets sticky in a hurry.

      My wife is a brown, legal immigrant, so I looked this up, read a bit, briefly. Again, it’s complicated, and IANAL, so if the laws might apply, give a look. Bit in no case is entering without documents or overstaying “not illegal”.