The federal government requires illegal immigrants to comply with identification rules such as registration and fingerprinting.
A federal judge has allowed the Trump administration to illegally enforce immigrant identification requirements that exist in the United States.
Criminal penalties were imposed on those who did not leave the country, either registered their identity with the federal government and were fingerprinted or notified the authorities of a change in address.
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“Failure to register an alien is a crime that can result in fines, imprisonment, or both. For decades, the law has been ignored.
Registration requirements are set to take effect from April 11, 2025.
According to the Alien Registration Requirements, all illegal immigrants over the age of 14 who are not registered when applying for a US visa and who have not received fingerprints must remain in the US for at least 30 days.
The INA requires that all “parents and legal guardians of aliens under the age of 14 must ensure that these aliens are registered.”
Registered unlawful immigrants over the age of 18 must always register evidence of registration in accordance with the rules.
“If not complying, criminal and civil penalties could be achieved, including misdemeanor prosecution, fines and imprisonment.”
In its lawsuit, the Humanitarian Migrant Rights Coalition argued that DHS rules “reverse the government’s long-standing approach to registration.”
“The defendant will attempt to rush these drastic changes without any meaningful explanations about policy changes, without notices, public comments, or careful consideration calling for Congress to avoid these types of harm.”
The plaintiff requested a stay in the rules.
McFadden determined that the plaintiffs were unable to establish positions on behalf of members of the organization at the organization level.
The coalition’s “injuries are very speculative and can be heard in future horrors about what will happen when the rules take effect,” he said.
The organization also failed to show how “mere requirements to comply with the law” constitute a concrete injury.
The plaintiffs alleged that this “forced admission” regarding the immigration status of this member violated the Fifth Amendment Right to Self-Disability.
In response, McFadden said the coalition “failed to demonstrate that any of its members were in fact subject to criminal prosecution based on their response to the G-325R.”
The Epoch Times reached out to the Union for humanitarian immigration rights for comments.
