Sunday, April 13, 2025

LET ME SEE YOUR PAPERS

By Bob Walsh

 

President Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Jan. 20


About ten weeks ago Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14159.  This order directed DHS to ensure that ALL aliens over the age of 14 who are in this country for more than 30 days register as required under Section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1302).  The president made clear that this will be considered both a civil and a criminal issue.  IN addition parents with children under 14 must ensure that they are registered.  The requirement includes fingerprinting and biometric data. 

This registration does NOT create any legal status for the person so registered other than the fact that they will not be in violation of that particular law.

The federal courts just ruled this week that this is a legit thing and the law is not exactly new.  Enforcement of it is.

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