Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
I’m quite sure she knew. Her drivers license stated she was not a citizen. A voter registration was denied because it stated she was not a citizen, she told them she voted in another election and they resent her another card - during that time a flag took place.
She was engaged to get married and booked her honeymoon trip to Hawaii. I have a feeling that while looking at trips, the whole process of ‘is a passport needed’ came up - if they discussed leaving the country. She’s never been to another country.
Her children won’t talk to her - they are 12-16 years old. She put them in a terrible situation. This is exactly how I feel about parents of ‘dreamers’. Instead of looking at our gov’t as being heartless for possibly deporting the parents. It’s the parents who are putting their kids in a terrible situation. (But, that’s another subject).