Summary
The Trump administration has announced a new registry for undocumented immigrants, requiring them to self-report, provide fingerprints, and list their addresses.
Those who fail to comply could face fines or prosecution under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The move aligns with the administration’s broader crackdown on illegal immigration and mass deportation plans.
Critics, including the National Immigration Law Center, warn the registry could be used to target individuals for deportation, drawing parallels to past government efforts to register noncitizens for national security purposes.
Failing to register will be considered a crime and being here illegally is already considered a crime. How are they planning to compel immigrants to comply?
Complying with govt demands seems to go against any sense of self-preservation
Being here illegally is not generally a crime. It’s a civil infraction. Making it a crime to fail to register effectively criminalizes a previously legal issue.