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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Terry Tang

Fears of racial profiling swirl over registration policy for immigrants in the US illegally

Immigration-Registration Papers - (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Trump administration's plan to strictly require anyone illegally in the U.S. to register with the government and carry documentation is stirring up fears of heightened racial profiling even among legal residents, immigrants' rights advocates say.

For some, it's a return to a climate from the recent past in which police departments and other law enforcement agencies' insistence on documentation drove immigrants underground and increased public safety concerns.

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