The so called influencers are influential only if they have followers. By making stoopid statements, they are losing some followers. Since many influencers are leftist, they are competing for smaller cake.
Over-staying a visa is not a crime. But a non-citizen entering the US without a visa is committing a crime. There were 7 to 10 million people who crossed the border without a visa during Biden’s 4-year fiasco. They are all criminals. There are probably 20 million more who crossed illegally before that.