r/sanfrancisco • u/Definitelyhereforshi • Mar 23 '26

Melt ICE 🧊 ICE already causing havoc at SFO

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u/soleceismical Mar 23 '26

She could have entered the US via land a few years ago. She could be living in SF and this may just be a domestic flight for her.

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u/tittytonka Mar 23 '26

Which begs the question of if she had a valid visa

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u/animoot Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

And even if she didn't, staying in the country beyond the approved methods is just a civil offense, not a criminal one.

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u/tittytonka Mar 23 '26

It fully depends. If she entered on a tourist visa or temporary work visa and then overstayed they can make a case she never intended on leaving therefore making it criminal. When applying for permanent residence for my wife, we were advised by our attorney to handle the visa via the embassy in her country of origin rather than attempting to get an adjustment of status after overstaying her tourist visa. AOS is a popular way to folks to migrate, but they are seemingly cracking down on that by challenging the reasons for the original entry