What is an absconder?

• A. A passenger who overstays a visa.
• B. An admiralty board member.
• C. An unauthorized sailor on a ship.
• D. An inadmissible crew-member that gains or attempts to gain illegal entry into the U.S.

Answer: (D)

Absconder means someone who evades immigration enforcement, specifically a person who is inadmissible and tries to enter the country illegally. In this context, the scenario that matches is a crew member who is not allowed to enter the U.S. but gains or attempts to gain illegal entry. The other options describe different situations: overstaying a visa is an immigration violation but doesn’t inherently involve evading entry controls or illegally entering; an admiralty board member is unrelated to entry issues; an unauthorized sailor on a ship doesn’t necessarily imply attempting illegal entry into the U.S. The key idea is the deliberate evasion of entry controls by someone deemed inadmissible.