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minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month 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-up1·29 days agoSo Melania isn’t actually a criminal just a civil infractor.
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·29 days agoOh, she’s a criminal alright, just maybe not for that reason
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