what if any are the penalties of letting a illegal immigrant live in your home?

If you had no hand in the illegal immigrant coming to the country, or having him or her reside there in furtherance of his or her illegal work of which you are related, you would likely not be charged with harboring even where the illegal alien is living in your house. I note that a standard landlord/tenant situation without more should certainly have no liability. Otherwise in light of the fact that there are approximately 11,000,000 undocumented immigrants in the country, there would be an awful lot of prosecutions under the statute. Insofar as penalties are concerned, I note that harboring can result in a term of imprisonment of 5 years unless the offense is committed for commercial advantage or private financial gain in which case the maximum term is 10 years. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.