I believe it is a crime for coming over illegally, but visa overstays may be civil issues.
“visa overstays may be civil issues.”
It’s CRIMINAL, hence the term illegals.
The visa overstay is civil. Coming here illegally, not showing up for proceedings, working for cash or using someone else’s identity to work, going on public assistance while not a citizen, providing invalid ID and attesting that you are eligible to work in the United States - all illegal. This Einstein’s out is that she never actually WITNESSED the act of coming into this country illegally, so she will only focus on the civil aspect.