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That’s true, but if the refugee status is not confirmed later, it still can be qualified as a criminal offense (that’s the case in Germany and Russia, for examp
by ivan_gammel 7y ago
That’s true, but if the refugee status is not confirmed later, it still can be qualified as a criminal offense (that’s the case in Germany and Russia, for example).
- Scoundreller 7y agoI figure most countries at that point focus on deportation rather than imprisonment. They’d probably be perfectly happy if you skipped out to another country while awaiting the process. And bail is likely if your record’s been clean while you’re awaiting the process (unless they found something they really didn’t like). I guess the only real consequence is if you tried to immigrate there later.
- ivan_gammel 7y agoYes and no. Imprisonment costs money to the taxpayers, but it may also serve as deterrence. https://www.loc.gov/law/help/illegal-entry/chart.php?loclr=ealrr https://www.loc.gov/law/help/illegal-entry/chart.php?loclr=e...