Romero said Morales understands her coming forward could result in legal repercussions but says she is motivated to speak out because of the blatant hypocrisy in Trump employing undocumented immigrants at his golf club while at the same time demonizing them from his Oval Office pulpit.
Harry Sandick, a former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said the undocumented workers may have committed immigration fraud by knowingly using fake documents a federal offense that could result in prison time, hefty fines and deportation.
Sandick also said the supervisor who allegedly procured the fake documents as well as anyone else involved in the process could be charged with the same crime. Considering the high-profile nature of the case, Sandick said prosecutors may try to send a message by indicting the supervisor.
Immigration crimes are hard to prosecute so the government may see something like this as a possible deterrent case, Sandick said. To show that even someone who works at the Presidents golf club is under the microscope is very impressive and tells you that anyone can be charged.
Romero said his clients have not been given any assurances but said charging them with any crimes would be missing the point.
They are the victims here, Romero said. Any attempt at charging them would ignore the real problem.