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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 8:42 pm
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König
 
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Originally Posted by Carl Johnson
I'm guessing graduated student from the fact that she's "out of status" which means she was in status at some point, so no EWI, and has a California ID so not a tourist or short term business visitor
Technically, "out of status" just means that she used to have a valid status, and now that status has expired. The status could have been a B1, B2, F1/2, J1/2, H1-B, etc.

As for her chances of getting caught, it varies greatly. I'd say most likely she would be ok, but as with any other trips outside of the mainland, there is a slightly elevated chance that CBP could be conducting random immigration checks on a domestic flight.
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