Laws try to be as comprehensive as possible but not clear-cut. In a trial, they can be pried open by lawyers arguing for another way to interpret them. At times, the ambiguity behind some laws helps people walk away scot-free. Other times, it unnecessarily lands people behind bars. Take the case of Hamid Rehaif, who studied at the Florida Institute of Technology under a student visa but flunked out. Despite losing his student status, the […]
