The Trump administration enforces another old immigration law.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.” The Department of Homeland Security was thus directed to re-establish a registry for migrants living illegally in the country, which would ostensibly “ensure that failure to comply is treated as a civil and criminal enforcement priority.”
The order faced immediate legal opposition, of course. But, as expected, a judge ruled on Thursday, April 10, allowing the policy to stand.
Migrants Must Register With the Government
Section 262 (8 U.S.C. 1302) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) requires noncitizens to register with the government and dates back to the Alien Registration Act of 1940. It just hasn’t been enforced much. Now, though, migrants 14…
