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Trump Admin's New Immigrant 'Registry' Presents Migrants With Choice: Hand Over Fingerprints or Risk Imprisonment

Immigrants at border in Yuma, Arizona (Credit: Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The Trump administration has announced an initiative aimed at registering all undocumented immigrants in the country whose data the government doesn't have, and is threatening to impose penalties to those who don't comply, including prison time.

The decision, spearheaded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), applies to all migrants who are 14 years of age or older who have been in the country for over 30 days. It requires filling an online form called "Alien Registration Requirement" and clarifies that parents of those younger than 14 must make sure they are registered as well.

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