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Stephen Miller: ‘Illegals Who Fail to Register with the Government, As Required by Law, Will be Criminally Prosecuted’

Stephen Miller: ‘Illegals Who Fail to Register with the Government, As Required by Law, Will be Criminally Prosecuted’
Gateway Pundit, ^ | Jun. 14, 2025 | Cassandra MacDonald

Posted on 06/14/2025 12:34:53 PM PDT by george76

White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor Stephen Miller has warned that the United States’ Alien Registration Act will now be enforced, and “illegals who fail to register with the government, as required by law, will be criminally prosecuted.”

Under the Alien Registration Act, which had not been enforced for 75 years, all non-citizens are required to register with the government, submit their fingerprints, and provide the address where they are residing.

Miller confirmed that the law will now be enforced in a post to X, responding to a Politico article titled, “Federal prosecutors now charging immigrants who don’t submit fingerprints under dormant 1940s law.”

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Since April, law enforcement in Louisiana, Arizona, Montana, Alabama, Texas and Washington, D.C., have charged people with willful “failure to register” under the Alien Registration Act, an offense most career federal public defenders have never encountered before. Many of those charged were already in jail and in ongoing deportation proceedings when prosecutors presented judges with the new charges against them.

The registration provision in the law, which was passed in 1940 amid widespread public fear about immigrants’ loyalty to the U.S., had been dormant for 75 years, but it is still on the books. Failure to register is considered a “petty offense” — a misdemeanor with maximum penalties of six months imprisonment or a $1,000 fine.

In reviving the law, the Trump administration may put undocumented immigrants in a catch-22. If they register, they must hand over detailed, incriminating information to the federal government — including how and when they entered the country. But knowingly refusing to register is also a crime, punishable by arrest or prosecution, on top of the ever-present threat of deportation.

There is a third option, the report noted, which is to incentivize illegal aliens to self-deport.

The Department of Homeland Security announced the law would begin being enforced back in February.

“An alien’s failure to depart the U.S. is a crime that could result in significant financial penalty. An alien’s failure to register is a crime that could result in a fine, imprisonment, or both. For decades, this law has been ignored—not anymore,” DHS said in a press release. “Compelling mass self-deportation is a safer path for aliens and law enforcement, and saves U.S. taxpayer dollars, in addition to conserving valuable Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) resources needed to keep Americans safe.”

DHS Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said of the changes, “President Trump and Secretary Noem have a clear message for those in our country illegally: leave now. If you leave now, you may have the opportunity to return and enjoy our freedom and live the American dream.”

“The Trump administration will enforce all our immigration laws—we will not pick and choose which laws we will enforce. We must know who is in our country for the safety and security of our homeland and all Americans.”

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1 posted on 06/14/2025 12:34:53 PM PDT by george76

To: george76

Has a Biden judge declared this to be unConstitutional yet?

2 posted on 06/14/2025 12:36:56 PM PDT by shelterguy

To: george76

>>a misdemeanor with maximum penalties of six months imprisonment or a $1,000 fine

All these laws really need to have the fine adjusted for the rate of inflation since passage. $1000 was big money in the 1940s, now it’s not much of a deterrent at all.

3 posted on 06/14/2025 12:42:02 PM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)

To: george76

Do legal aliens have to comply?

For example, someone with a green card?

Or are they already in compliance?

I have several guys who work for me, 100% legal, who have been waiting on citizenship process forever. Heck, one was a Marine.

4 posted on 06/14/2025 12:43:29 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)

To: george76

The law is really really old. That makes it bad and illegal.

5 posted on 06/14/2025 12:44:22 PM PDT by Mustangman

To: george76

This is what the H2A program requires...looks like all ag, restaurant etc workers better comply...but the H2A program costs EMPLOYERS $$$$

6 posted on 06/14/2025 12:46:10 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Democracy to Democrats is stealing other peoples money for their use, no matter how idiotic)

To: shelterguy

Well yeah. These are certainly criminal cases, and the 5th amendment states:

“No person .... shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself ....”

It’s easy to see how requiring a person to register and thus admit to a crime would fall afoul of the 5th amendment.

To: Jubal Harshaw

The 5th amendment covers noncitizens?? That means the 2nd amendment covers noncitizens and they can walk around armed in open carry states??

8 posted on 06/14/2025 12:55:54 PM PDT by Reddy (BO stinks)

To: Reddy

The 5th amendment covers “person(s).” So, yes, the 5th amendment pretty clearly covers noncitizens.

To: Reddy

That means the 2nd amendment covers noncitizens...

I believe that green-card holders can legally buy and possess firearms.

10 posted on 06/14/2025 1:01:33 PM PDT by hanamizu ( )

To: george76

Imagine that. Now they can turn themselves in, get put in jail, and experience 3 hots and a cot. Those are conditions that were better than the conditions they had back home.

Some immigrate here to get thrown in prison. It is the life they want.

11 posted on 06/14/2025 1:07:51 PM PDT by Racketeer

To: shelterguy

then why does president trump think those people should not be on the top of the list when doing ICE Raids?

Personally i want all farm workers gone if they’re illegal, no exceptions.

we’re going after farms and work sites because that’s where the low hanging fruits are. now if we could also detain and strip the citizenship of those big farm CEOS, that’d be perfect.

i voted for this, and if our farming and constructing have to die before the rebirth, it is totally worth it.

12 posted on 06/14/2025 1:09:29 PM PDT by VAFreedom (Wuhan Pneumonia-Made by CCP, Copyright Xi Jingping)

To: Jubal Harshaw

... It’s easy to see how requiring a person to register and thus admit to a crime would fall afoul of the 5th amendment.

That's why people don't report gambling windfalls, lol. Or hooker expenses - unless your name is Hunter

13 posted on 06/14/2025 1:10:18 PM PDT by gloryblaze

To: george76

can they get criminal warrants for failure to register?

local authorities have to honor criminal warrants or they are on the hook

14 posted on 06/14/2025 1:10:35 PM PDT by joshua c

To: TheThirdRuffian

If you are in the US legally, you are registered by default

Anyone in the US since February who has not registered is in criminal violation of the law and subject to deportation

15 posted on 06/14/2025 1:11:19 PM PDT by rdcbn1 (TV )

To: hanamizu

Green card holder’s absolutely can buy, own and use firearms they also can apply for NFA items pay the $200 tax stamp and give a photo and fingerprints just like citizens the only thing they cannot do it vote in federal elections it’s up to each individual state if they allow non citizens to vote locally or for state level elections.

To: george76

I saw these many times.-—
There were notices in the US Post Office -— “All aliens must register yearly” Back then it was friendly reminder to *legal immigrants*. The hordes of third world illegal aliens had not arrived yet

17 posted on 06/14/2025 1:17:56 PM PDT by dennisw (??? Truth is Hate to those who Hate the Truth. ???)

To: vikingd00d

$1000 was big money in the 1940s.

Definitely. Just checked what a brand new Ford 1/2 ton pickup truck originally cost in 1940-- $580!

To: Jubal Harshaw

There is NO fifth amendment for illegals. Don’t promote crap. Illegals have no legal rights. Try that idea in any other country and see what you get. You won’t like it.

19 posted on 06/14/2025 1:30:37 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Donald John Trump. First man to be Elected to the Presidency THREE times since FDR.)

To: TheThirdRuffian

Tell your legal alien workers that this law will now be enforced. That they should look into it.

20 posted on 06/14/2025 1:31:05 PM PDT by dennisw (??? Truth is Hate to those who Hate the Truth. ???)

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