Starting today, the U.S. government will implement measures to tighten immigration controls. By requiring the mandatory registration with federal authorities of those immigrants who are in the country without legal authorization.
The rule, which received the green light the day before from a federal judge. Will allow the current administration to proceed with the requirement, which had been challenged in court.
Judge Trevor Neil McFadden, appointed to the position by Trump. Ruled in favor of the federal government, but did not address the basis of the arguments in his verdict. Instead focusing mainly on the technical question of whether the groups trying to stop that demand had legal grounds to present their claims and ruled that they did not.
Shortly after the conclusion, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Officials warned in a press release that this Friday is the deadline for those who have already been in the country for at least 30 days to register.
On January 20, when he took office, President Donald Trump signed executive order 14159. Which toughens the country’s immigration policy. Within these provisions, harsher penalties are established for undocumented immigrants and new registration requirements for certain groups of foreigners.
“President Trump and I have a clear message to those who are in our country illegally: leave now,” is the reiterated message of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. She said the Trump administration “will enforce all of our immigration laws. We will not choose which laws we will enforce. We must know who is in our country for the safety of our homeland and that of all Americans.”
For some observers, the measure would have a far-reaching impact as it would affect up to 3.2 million people. On February 25, DHS announced the measure and said that those who did not comply with the requirement would face eventual fines or greater penalties, such as jail.
Officials say that the rules exist and they just have to be applied. It is true, for a long time this “inventory” was required here. Since in fact there is the Law of Registration of Foreigners of 1940.
Trump promised since his election campaign that in a second term he would carry out the largest deportations in the history of the United States. His aggressive agenda in the matter goes in that direction.
With information from Prensa Latina
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernández
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