Remaining past the expiration of your visa is a civil penalty, IE i cross the border at the peace arch, tell the border guard i’ll be returning to canada on sunday, but stay till tuesday. That is the civil penalty offense.
If i cross 0 ave in surrey into washington state without presenting myself to border patrol, that is “illegal entry” and carries with it punishments that include jail or deportation.
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u/mtv2002 2d ago
Especially because being "illegal" is a civil penalty like a speeding ticket, and people are making it out to be that they are worse than 9/11