Illegal Aliens Who Apply For Asylum Are And Remain Illegal Aliens

... It has become commonplace for supporters of the invasion of illegal aliens to make the false claim that illegal aliens who cross the border without inspection in violation of Title 8 United States Code Section 1324, Improper Entry By An Alien, are not illegal aliens because once they apply for asylum, the illegals become legal.

That is, as we call in the immigration law enforcement community, a lie. Let me explain. Aliens in the United States come in two statuses, legal and illegal. A legal alien is one who is inspected and admitted or paroled. An illegal alien is one who has entered the United States without inspection and admission. or parole. or one who having been inspected and admitted or paroled fraudulently obtained admission, or one who violated the legal conditions upon admission or parole, such unauthorized employment or overstaying the period of admission, the two most common violations of immigration law.

An alien who has entered the United States illegally is, if detained and arrested, either placed in removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) or subject to Expedited Removal (ER)....

The important fact that an alien who is in removal proceedings or has submitted a claim a Credible Fear to USCIS, remain without any legal status in the United States. They are illegal aliens until an Immigration Judge enters a decision in their case....

So, no, just applying for asylum does not make one a legal alien....

Open borders advocates are either lying, just stupid, or they confuse a legal avenue of relief with legal status. In any event, don’t let it pass....