That's the basics.
If the person can't cross at a legal point of embarkation/debarkation, he can cross anywhere and has a specific amount of time (if I recall, it's 48 hours) to present himself for inspection.
Also, being a former police officer, what elements are needed to commit a crime?
If the person can't cross at a legal point of embarkation/debarkation, he can cross anywhere and has a specific amount of time (if I recall, it's 48 hours) to present himself for inspection.So, just seeing someone cross in the middle of the desert does not equal witnessing a misdemeanor. I did not know the specifics for that one--I was a street cop.
Also, being a former police officer, what elements are needed to commit a crime?
Generally, the elements are those things that must be proven beyond reasonable doubt in a court of law. They go to the question of (a) being voluntary and (b) being deliberate, knowing, negligent, or reckless in intent.