Originally Posted by jdburns11

My insight would be for your friend to check in with CBP or appropriate immigration authorities ASAP and get the issue rectified else return to country of origin. The rules and length of stay were written for a reason.

The issue is not whether they will check the Visa - it's that your friend is in the country in expiration of a valid document. I guess that travel in the US is "never an issue" means that it's OK to travel to and fro within the US illegally since you're already present illegally anyway?

Am I missing something or is this overly harsh?

Clearly, non-compliance with Visa/immigration requirements should not be a problem for whomever to verify proper documentation requirements, correct?