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U.S. Revives Long-Dormant Immigration ID Rule as ICE Issues Fine in Chicago

A March DHS rule set tougher penalties under President Trump’s directive to intensify enforcement.

Under new DHS rules, non-US citizens must carry proof of registration, with failure resulting in fines or jail.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick of the American Immigration Council noted that this was the first case, he was seeing, where a green card holder had been ‘criminally charged for failure to carry papers.’
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Overview

  • Section 264 of the Immigration and Nationality Act requires noncitizens aged 18 and over to carry proof of registration, typically a green card.
  • ICE fined 60-year-old lawful permanent resident Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 during Chicago’s Operation Midway Blitz after he did not have identification on him.
  • DHS’s March interpretation treats noncompliance as a misdemeanor punishable by up to $5,000 in fines or up to 30 days in jail.
  • An American Immigration Council analyst reported at least a second recent criminal charge for failure to carry papers.
  • Civil-rights groups warn of profiling risks, a court challenge was dismissed leaving the framework in place, and USCIS introduced Form G-325R to help unregistered individuals obtain documentation.