The Trump administration is creating a registry for all people who are in the U.S. illegally, and those who don’t self-report could face fines or prosecution.

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.

  • OutlierBlue@lemmy.caEnglish
    12·
    5 days ago

    Will they target transgender individuals, people of color, or those who practice religions that differ from the state’s official stance?

    You and I both know they will. They require an ingroup and an outgroup. Once the current outgroup is gone, they find a new one to replace the boogeyman.

    It’s also frightfully similar to Nazi Germany requiring Jews identify themselves with armbands.

    • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
      3·
      4 days ago

      First they created the sex offender list, you didn’t speak up because you were not a sex offender.

      Then they created the immigrant list, you didn’t speak up because you were not an immigrant.

      Etc etc.

      History repeats because nobody learns