Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)

• February 25, 2025

  USCIS "Alien Registration" Requirement

  USCIS announced that, in light of EO 14159, DHS would create a "form and process" for noncitizens to register with DHS and comply with the noncitizen registration requirement in INA § 262. All noncitizens 14 years of age or older who have not already registered must do so once the process to do so becomes available. Noncitizens who already have registered include those that have been issued certain documents (e.g., a Notice to Appear, a Permanent Resident Card, an Employment Authorization Document, an I-94 Arrival-Departure Record for noncitizens admitted on a nonimmigrant visa or paroled into the country) and fingerprinted. The parents and legal guardians of noncitizens younger than 14 also must register, regardless of their immigration status. The largest group on noncitizens who will now be required to register is those who entered without inspection and have had no subsequent contact with the federal government (including those who applied for benefits such as TPS or DACA but who have not been fingerprinted and whose applications were not approved).

  Those required to register are instructed to make a USCIS online account in anticipation of this process. Proof of registration must be kept in the individual's possession at all times.

  USCIS warned that "[f]ailure to comply will result in criminal and civil penalties, up to and including misdemeanor prosecution and the payment of fines."

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• February 28, 2025

  USCIS Form G-325R Biographic Information (Registration)

  USCICS has provided a copy of Form G-325R, Biographic Information (Registration) in the USCIS online portal ("MyUSCIS"). To access the form, members of the public must create a USCIS online account.

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• March 7, 2025

  2025.03.07 USCIS Interim Final Rule (Advance Copy) - Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration

  USCIS issued an advance copy of an interim final rule (IFR) amending DHS regulations to designate a new registration form for noncitizens subject to registration and fingerprinting requirements under the INA. Once the IFR is published, noncitizens will be able to use Form G-325R to register with DHS.

  The IFR is scheduled to be published on March 12, 2025. Comments on the rule will be collected for 30 days after publication, and comments on the information collection will be collected for 60 days after publication.

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