[SetTheorist]

No. That is not the case. The majority of deportations are of non-criminals.

[15155]

Non-convicted persons, not "non-criminals"

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1325

Illegal entry is still a crime.

[1718627440]

Innocent until proven guilty. Nobody is a criminal until some judge declared them to be.

[15155]

Criminals are people who commit crimes generally, not just people who have been convicted of them. You can independently be charged with harboring a criminal awaiting trial regardless of their adjudication status.