I would like you to cut and paste from the thread where I said that. Other than that you are lying.
ACTS and OBJECTS can be illegal.
The act of them illegally crossing the border is illegal, thus the term illegal immigrant & can be deported tomorrow, even though the government has chosen not to deport them immediately
The 1.5+m gotaways are here illegally. The 25% who gave false addresses or are no longer at those addresses are illegal. The ones who have not shown up for their hearings are illegal.