Re:OpenICE: Open-Source US Immigration Detention Dashboard
by dave_walko on Sunday July 13, 2025 @05:09PM
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I know I will be downvoted but technically, they did commit a crime by coming here illegally.
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Re:OpenICE: Open-Source US Immigration Detention Dashboard
by danlitt on Sunday July 13, 2025 @06:41PM
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I actually think this highlights an important point: the majority of "criminals" in the statistics are likely not to be criminals in any serious sense, and would pose no serious harm to any community whatsoever. After all, the US is a notorious over-incarcerator, and crimes are selectively enforced to keep the underclass in place (you may recall after all that the richest man in the country is an illegal immigrant).
This also underplays the current cruelty of the US system, far out of proportion with any proper policing of immigration (which obviously reasonable people can argue about). So, I don't think you're wrong exactly, and you can play the victim if you want ("I know I will be downvoted", sad violin).
Re:OpenICE: Open-Source US Immigration Detention Dashboard
by supermaxman on Sunday July 13, 2025 @06:47PM
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Agree heavily with this. I will be adding more stats on this soon, but you can see on the map chart at the bottom that these detainees are overwhelmingly categorized (by ICE) as low or no threat level, even those convicted of minor offenses & misdemeanors. Very few are “Threat Level 1”, which are the “violent” offenders we hear so much about.
Re:OpenICE: Open-Source US Immigration Detention Dashboard
by SauciestGNU on Sunday July 13, 2025 @06:59PM
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You're downvoted because you're wrong. Illegal entry can be a crime, but that's far from the only way to there the country without legal status, and last I knew visa overstays were the most common immigration violation.
Re:OpenICE: Open-Source US Immigration Detention Dashboard
by danlitt on Monday July 14, 2025 @05:44AM
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Is visa overstay not a crime?
Re:OpenICE: Open-Source US Immigration Detention Dashboard
by SauciestGNU on Monday July 14, 2025 @03:28PM
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It is not, it's a separate type of offense called a civil infraction, which is akin to a parking ticket or vehicle moving violation.