La Administración Trump busca implantar el requisito de registro de extranjeros

USCIS has announced that it is establishing a new form and process by which undocumented immigrants may register with the government, pursuant to a decades-old but rarely enforced provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The notice states that, with limited exceptions, all unregistered noncitizens (children who previously registered but later turned 14 years old) in the United States must comply with the registration requirements, and that failure to comply will result in criminal and civil penalties, including misdemeanor prosecution and fines. The USCIS announcement includes details on who has already registered, who must apply for registration, and how to register. The New York Times calls this effort “a drastic escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to push millions of immigrants in the country illegally to leave on their own,” adding that, “Administration officials have repeatedly implored such immigrants to depart. Now they are adding an implicit threat.”  WIAP will continue to monitor and keep the public apprised of developments regarding the registration requirement.