new Alien Registration Rules that require ALL foreign nationals to carry passport and I-94 forms at all times, goes into effect

>This rule, effective April 11, 2025, is based on President Trump’s January 20, 2025, Executive Order titled, “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.” Section 7 of this Executive Order titled, “Identification of Unregistered Illegal Aliens,” instructs that “unregistered” aliens must comply with a 1952 statute that mandates the registration and fingerprinting of certain unregistered foreign nationals in the United States.

>Who is Required to Register

>Core Requirements:
>Foreign nationals present in the US for more than 30 days must register

>Parents/guardians must register children under 14

>Children turning 14 must be registered and fingerprinted within 30 days of their fourteenth birthday

>Foreign nationals 18 years or older must carry proof of registration at all times.
Notify DHS of address changes within ten days

>Who is Exempt

>The following individuals are exempt from this requirement based on their class of admission, prior applications that they have submitted to DHS, or both.
>Holders of A or G visa status

>Foreign nationals in the US for less than 30 days

>Certain Native Americans born in Canada

>Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record: Both for noncitizens admitted as nonimmigrants, and noncitizens paroled into the US under
212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

>Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card

>Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD)

>Form I-95, Crewmen’s Landing Permit

>Form I-184, Alien Crewman Landing Permit and Identification Card

>Form I-185, Nonresident Alien Canadian Border Crossing Card

>Form I-186, Nonresident Alien Mexican Border Crossing Card

>Form I-221, Order to Show Cause and Notice of Hearing

>Form I-221S, Order to Show Cause, Notice of Hearing, and Warrant of Arrest of Aliens

>Form I-862, Notice to Appear, for those noncitizens against whom removal proceedings are being instituted

>Form I-863, Notice of Referral to Immigration Judge, for those noncitizens against whom removal proceedings are being instituted

>Valid, unexpired nonimmigrant DHS admission or parole stamp in a foreign passport

>Proof of Registration

>Foreign nationals 18 and older must carry proof of registration

>Exempt individuals must carry proof of their status

>Recommendation: Carry electronic and physical documentation of status or registration

>Penalties for Noncompliance

>Potential penalties

>False information: Criminal prosecution and grounds for deportation

>Failure to register/fingerprint: Fine up to $5,000 or imprisonment up to six months, or both

>Parents failing to register children: Fine up to $5,000 or imprisonment up to six months, or both

>Failure to carry proof of registration: Fine up to $5,000 or imprisonment up to six months, or both

>Failure to notify DHS of address change: Fine up to $5,000 or imprisonment up to 30 days, or both

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