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>>He is a legal visa applicant for 10+ years waiting for resolution of his case. So, why he is a criminal?
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>"Garcia is waiting for a visa that would give him legal permanent residency"
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>If and when he gets that, he will not be illegal. He doesn't have that currently.

I did not ask about his legal/illegal status. My question is why do you think that word "criminal"can be applied to the person who under the current law is not (yet) proved guilty and not conviced on anything?