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No; many immigration violations are civil infractions, not criminal ones.


Do you consider parking offenders and jaywalkers to be criminals?


afaik they are not accused of parking or jaywalking, but if you're suggesting that's also on their records, can't say I'm surprised, once a scofflaw, always a scofflaw


cf. https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/criminal-defense/is-illeg...

You're incorrect. A civil infraction is not the same as a criminal offense.




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