During its first press briefing in January, the Trump administration asserted that all undocumented immigrants are criminals under U.S. law, a claim met with approval from conservative media. However, this statement is misrepresentative of the legal and ethical complexities surrounding immigration. Notably, prominent voices, including Elie Wiesel, emphasize that labeling people as illegal is inherently flawed. Moreover, legal analysis indicates that merely being present in the U.S. unlawfully does not constitute a crime. This article argues that the notion of illegal individuals is fundamentally misleading and needs critical reassessment.
It's a popular myth pushed by the right that needs urgent debunking. First, people are not, are never, illegal. It was the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel who pointed out how no human being is illegal.'
Under the US criminal code, as the ACLU has noted: The act of being present in the United States in violation of the immigration laws is not, standing alone, a crime.
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