Illegals literally get away with crimes American citizens would go to jail for.
If you drive drunk, you could go to jail, pay fines, and lose your license.
If an illegal drives drunk, the DA will reduce all the charges to misdemeanors to ensure they don't get deported.
Arlington’s Commonwealth’s Attorney testified that her office has a DUI policy specifically for DACA recipients. In a small number of cases, prosecutors have considered changing a DUI to a different first-degree misdemeanor so the defendant can renew DACA status. (We don’t have first-degree misdemeanors - they are called Class 1 misdemeanors - surprised an elected prosecutor doesn’t know that).
She says the defendant is still held accountable and the original DUI charge remains visible. But DACA status is a factor in the plea resolution, one that an American citizen charged with the same offense cannot invoke.
Should immigration status affect which crime appears on a defendant’s record?
Source: Dehghani-Tafti deposition, p. 89, lines 6–22.