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Trump’s Cruel Immigration Policies

Have No Rational Justification Except to

Harass and Intimidate Immigrants such as

the Alien Registration Requirement

BY CYRUS D. MEHTA AND of noncitizens have already if the period of admission lights this administration’s ani- for immigration benefits to dis-
registered by virtue of their has expired; mus towards immigrants. These close this information could de-
KAITLYN BOX* include Canadian visitors, ter some from filing altogether,
manner of entry into the U.S., • All noncitizens present DACA recipients, and children particularly if they fear exposing
or through an application lat- in the United States who
he Trump adminis- er filed with USCIS: were issued immigrant or who received visa stamps, in- undocumented family members
tration recently an- cluding H-4 visas, before their to immigration enforcement.
The Trump administra-
14th birthday to register upon
Tnounced that it would • Lawful permanent resi- nonimmigrant visas prior turning 14. Failure to comply tion’s pattern of enacting in-
dents;
to arrival;
enforce INA § 262, which • Noncitizens paroled into • Noncitizens whom DHS may result in “criminal and civ- humane immigration is further
requires noncitizens aged the United States under has placed into removal il penalties, up to and includ- evidenced by its decision to
14 years or older to register INA 212(d)(5), even if the proceedings; ing misdemeanor prosecution end the Biden-era parole pro-
with the government if they period of parole has ex- • Noncitizens issued an em- and the payment of fines”. The gram for Cubans, Haitians,
planned registration system has
Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans,
were not already registered pired; ployment authorization a predecessor in the National termination of the Uniting for
and fingerprinted when ap- • Noncitizens admitted to document; Security Entry-Exit Registra- Ukraine program, and its ter-
plying for a U.S. visa. Chil- the United States as non- • Noncitizens who have ap- tion System (NSEERS), which, mination of the Temporary Pro-
dren are required to rereg- immigrants who were is- plied for lawful permanent unlike the Trump administra- tected Status (TPS) designation
ister within 30 days of their sued Form I-94 or I-94W residence using Forms tion’s policy, was created in re- for Venezuela. Trump further
sponse to a pressing national se-
plans to pause the adjudication
14th birthday. (paper or electronic), even I-485, I-687, I-691, I-698, curity concern – the September of any applications for immi-
The following categories 11 terrorist attacks. NSEERS gration benefits, which could
I-700, even if the applica- resulted in widespread con- include asylum or family-based
tions were denied; and fusion and discriminatory en- adjustment of status applica-
• Noncitizens issued forcement, particularly towards tions, submitted by noncitizens
Border Crossing Cards. Muslim noncitizens. The Trump who entered the United States
Many other catego- administration’s registration pursuant to a parole program.
ries of noncitizens may be system is likely to have similar These people played by the
required to comply with consequences. rules and were paroled into the
the registration require- US following the instructions of
ment, including those who the Biden administration, and
“are present in the United USCIS also recently gave now the Trump administration
States without inspection has pulled the rug from under
and admission or inspec- notice of the planned their feet. Another example
tion and parole; Canadi- promulgation of a new of a viciously inhumane policy
an visitors who entered is the restriction of birthright
the United States at land form to designed to citizenship to only children
ports of entry and were born in the US to at least one
not issued evidence of “establish enhanced parent who is a citizen or a per-
registration; and,[noncit- manent resident, see our blogs
izens] who submitted one screening and vetting here and here, via an executive
or more benefit requests order. Fortunately, the courts
to USCIS not listed in 8 standards and proce- have blocked the Trump’s un-
CFR 264.1(a), including dures to enable USCIS constitutional reinterpretation
applications for Deferred of the 14th Amendment to the
Action for Childhood Ar- to assess an alien’s eligi- US Constitution for now, but if
rivals or Temporary Pro- this policy took effect, it would
tected Status, who were bility to receive an immi- render children undocumented,
m of not issued evidence of reg- stateless or as temporary non-
istration.” As of the date gration-related benefit.”
immigrants, from the moment
CYRUS D. MEHTA & PARTNERS PLLC of publication of this blog, they are born. It would also cre-
DHS has yet to officially The form would apply to ate a permanent underclass.
Among Trump’s cruelest

promulgate a registration numerous immigration applica-
form or further instruc- tions, including applications for immigration policies to date has

  tions. asylum, adjustment of status, been the transfer of a group of
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­ Although the provi- naturalization, and travel docu- primarily Venezuelan nationals
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‚   sion referencing registra- ments. It would collect a total of with final orders of removal to
tion at INA § 262 existed, 24 items of information about Guantanamo Bay, a deten-
tion facility known for abusive
it was rarely enforced and applicants, including the names, conditions that was set up to
the new announcement
addresses, and telephone num-
either literally interprets bers of family members such as detain alleged terrorists after
2 6th Floor a 1952 statutes or reinter- parents, spouses, siblings, and 9/11. The administration has

    prets it in a way that high- children. Requiring applicants also removed asylum seekers

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