Originally Posted by nd_eric_77

I do think the paper could be valuable for preventing future mix-ups, however I don't think a person in such a situation would be "locked up". More likely repatriated to his or her home country (and possibly disallowed re-entry to the US for either 3 or 10 yrs). Granted this is not a pleasant turn of events either, but it is not quite as harsh as being thrown in jail.