"Don Lemon got into a squabble with a legal immigrant from Mexico on the topic of illegal immigration, telling the woman it's not a crime to enter the U.S. illegally during a live stream on the ex-CNN star's YouTube channel on Friday. Crossing the border illegally is not a crime? the woman asked him, minutes into their argument. No, it's not a criminal act! It's a misdemeanor, Lemon responded."
"Then why get charged at all then, if it's not a criminal act? the woman asked him. Because we have different levels of crime, everything is not the same, Lemon told her. So it is a crime? It's just different level she asked. No, I shouldn't say different levels, it's not a crime. You're not breaking the law. I mean, you are breaking the law, but it's not a criminal act, Lemon said."
"The back-and-forth happened in Chicago, where President Donald Trump who Lemon ripped as a criminal has sent ICE and Border Patrol agents to deport people who entered the country illegally. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) have repeatedly criticized the president's plan, as well as his push to thwart crime using the National Guard, with Pritzker a few days ago challenging the president by saying, If you come for my people, you come through me."
Don Lemon engaged a legal immigrant in a heated exchange over whether entering the U.S. illegally is a crime, asserting it is a misdemeanor rather than a criminal act. Lemon questioned enforcement transparency, saying ICE and Border Patrol do not provide evidence and there is no due process. The exchange occurred in Chicago amid President Donald Trump's deployment of ICE and Border Patrol to deport people who entered illegally. Illinois leaders criticized the president; Governor JB Pritzker warned, "If you come for my people, you come through me." The on-camera conversation featured conflicting statements and semantic disputes about levels of crime.
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