To: DakotaGator
Maybe a dumb question...if they enter legally under some sort of visa, but then overstay that visa, is it a crime to overstay the visa or only a civil violation?
As opposed to simply running across the border without any authorization.
8 posted on
04/30/2008 7:04:21 AM PDT by
LachlanMinnesota
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: LachlanMinnesota
Maybe a dumb question...if they enter legally under some sort of visa, but then overstay that visa, is it a crime to overstay the visa or only a civil violation? As opposed to simply running across the border without any authorization. I think you've hit on the actual distinction here. Christie's comments are technically correct, though they don't play well to the general public.
9 posted on
04/30/2008 7:08:30 AM PDT by
kevkrom
(2-D fantasy artists wanted: http://faxcelestis.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=213)
To: LachlanMinnesota
The punishment is the same, deportation.
To: LachlanMinnesota; Ben Ficklin
Ben has answered this far better than I could. His and the other comments are nailing this down quite well.
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