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From CBS News: The Trump administration is threatening to punish some immigrants in the U.S. illegally with criminal penalties, including jail time and fines, if they fail to sign up for a government registry, as it ramps up its far-reaching immigration crackdown.
The move, announced Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security, applies to immigrants over the age of 13 who are in the U.S. unlawfully and who have not submitted fingerprints or registered with the federal government.
The Trump administration said it would give those who have not registered a chance to join the registry through an online form that has yet to be published. Failure to do so could result in criminal prosecution, officials warned.
Administration officials framed Tuesday’s announcement as a way to encourage unauthorized immigrants to self-deport by enforcing a law they say has been previously ignored by Democratic and Republican administrations.
The report further explains:
The registry requirement specifically applies to unauthorized immigrants 14 or older who have been in the U.S. for more than 30 days without submitting fingerprints to officials or registering with the government by filing certain immigration applications. They include those in the country who were never formally admitted or inspected by U.S. immigration officials.
Parents or legal guardians of teenagers subject to the registry requirements must register on their behalf. Those who register will receive a registration document that adults “must carry and keep in their possession at all times,” officials said Tuesday.
CCBS News lamented in their report, “The Trump administration has moved aggressively to make life for those in the country unlawfully increasingly difficult, enacting policies that place them at higher risk of detention and deportation and vocally urging them to leave the country voluntarily.”
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— Camilo Montoya-Galvez (@camiloreports) February 26, 2025
All aliens 14 years of age or older (with limited exceptions) who were not fingerprinted or registered when applying for a U.S. visa and who remain in the U.S. for 30 days or longer, must apply for registration and fingerprinting.
— USCIS (@USCIS) February 26, 2025
Once an alien has registered and appeared for fingerprinting (unless waived), @DHSgov will issue evidence of registration, which aliens over the age of 18 must carry and keep in their possession at all times.
— USCIS (@USCIS) February 26, 2025
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