Comment by hwguy45

They are still deportable crimes. You cannot walk into a country and never leave just "because".

And no, the vast majority are not overstays. Less than half are overstays that came here legally [0]. So 58% crossed the border illegally.

Asylum seekers have been coached on what to say to claim asylum. Few are seeking asylum at all. The system is obviously being abused when these people vacation back to their home country that was so "dangerous" they claimed asylum.

[0] https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47848