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Trump proposes fines, prison for migrants illegally in US who don't register
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 25, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 25, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
Trump's directive enforces fines and imprisonment for unregistered migrants, aiming to enhance national security by ensuring all immigrants register.
By Jasper Ward
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Immigrants in the U.S. illegally who fail to register with the federal government could face significant fines, potential imprisonment or both, according to a directive issued by the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday.
“The Trump administration will enforce all our immigration laws — we will not pick and choose which laws we will enforce," a department spokesperson said. "We must know who is in our country for the safety and security of our homeland and all Americans.”
All immigrants over the age of 14 who were not fingerprinted or registered when applying for a U.S. visa and who remain in the United States for 30 days or longer are required to register and be fingerprinted, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website where immigrants can register.
Once an immigrant has registered and been fingerprinted, the Department of Homeland Security will issue evidence of registration, which must be carried by immigrants over the age of 18 at all times, according to the website.
On his return to office last month, President Donald Trump declared illegal immigration at the Mexico border a national emergency and directed the department to ensure that immigrants register with the federal government.
The administration has sought to shut down the previous Biden administration's CBP One entry program, which had allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants to enter the U.S. legally by scheduling an appointment on an app.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward; Editing by Howard Goller)
The article discusses Trump's proposal for fines and imprisonment for unregistered migrants in the US.
Migrants must register and be fingerprinted if staying in the US for over 30 days.
It was a Biden administration program allowing migrants to enter the US legally via an app.
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