To put this into perspective:
First-time asylum seekers who cross the border not at ports of entry are committing a “Federal misdemeanor”:
" Asylum seekers would be prosecuted under section 1325(a) of the 8 United States Code (U.S.C.), which states that “improper entry by alien” is a federal misdemeanor with a first offense carrying maximum fines of $50 to $250 and/or a six-month prison sentence."
Some other examples of Federal misdemeanors considered as bad or worse, based on potential penalties:
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Using Smokey the Bear’s likeness
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Sending dentures in the mail
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Cutting your own Christmas tree on Federal lands without a permit
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Mailing a piece of paper with your office football or NCAA basketball pool brackets. (This is worse than illegal entry, as it carries a potential 5 years in prison)
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Transporting fireworks over a state line
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Trespassing in a National Park
Obviously, these are heinous crimes which rightfully impel the Homeland to separate the vile conspirators from their children, and house these immature criminals possibly indefinitely until they either die in custody or are exiled into nobody’s custody.
[from: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/7-federal-misdemeanors-worse-than-illegally-crossing-border]
