"It used to be the US Attorneys didn't care about illegal entry - just get them deported as fast as possible. Because when they come back, illegal reentry after deportation is a much more serious crime, which can range all the way to double-digit years in prison. The bulk of cases in a border state will be illegal reentry after deportation."

"But you don't need the initial illegal entry to make that happen, just a deportation on file, thus 'time served.'"

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