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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem walks past reporters after doing a TV interview with Fox News outside the White House on March 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. \u00a0(Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 A panel of appellate judges seemed skeptical during Thursday oral arguments that the Trump administration erred in relying on a decades-old statute to require millions of noncitizens to register with the federal government and carry documentation.<\/p>\n

But they did take issue with the paperwork required of immigrants without legal status as well as the consequences for those who fail to register, and questioned if the practice violated due process and self-incrimination rights.<\/p>\n

In February, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the agency would enforce a rule under the Immigration and Nationality Act that requires all immigrants in the country without legal status to register with the agency or risk fines or potential jail time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

A federal court in April\u00a0sided with the Trump administration<\/a>, allowing the registration requirement to go through.<\/p>\n

The suit, brought by immigration rights advocates, does not challenge the statute from 1940 requiring those without legal status to register, but instead the process used by DHS in rolling out the policy without a proper notice and comment period. The suit also challenges a penalty for not filling out paperwork, as the form is only in English and can only be accessed with an internet connection.<\/p>\n

Administration position<\/h4>\n

Arguing on behalf of the Trump administration, Kartik N. Venguswamy from the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office said a notice and comment period is not needed because the form is just procedural and a new rule is not created.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He added that the rule does not cause irreparable harm, because any harm is from outside forces, such as immigration enforcement or deportation that could follow registration with the federal government.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Judges Patricia A. Millett, Gregory G. Katsas and J. Michelle Childs heard the case in the\u00a0United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Former President Barack Obama nominated Millett; President Donald Trump nominated Katsas in his first term; and former President Joe Biden nominated Childs.<\/p>\n

The judges raised concerns with the form itself, including one question that requires the noncitizen to report any crimes they have committed, regardless of whether they were charged or convicted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That wades into violation of the 5th Amendment\u2019s protections against self incrimination, one judge said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s asking you to confess to things that no government authority is aware of,\u201d Millett said of the final rule. \u201cAnd it\u2019s a big step toward the 5th Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Migration Policy Institute, a non-partisan immigration think tank,\u00a0estimated<\/a> that between 2.2 million and 3.2 million immigrants will have to register. The registration requirement could be a powerful tool in the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to carry out mass deportations.<\/p>\n

Rule has gone unenforced<\/h4>\n

Michelle Lapointe, arguing on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, said the federal government has not enforced the rule for nearly 80 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The registration requirement is authorized under a wartime act known as the Alien Registration Act of 1940 that was first used in World War II. It was rarely used after that, but briefly in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During that time, any noncitizen males older than 16 who hailed from 25 countries with a Muslim majority had to register with the federal government. But the program\u00a0led to no terrorism convictions and was eventually dissolved in 2016.<\/p>\n

Lapointe said because the rule would apply to as many as 3 million immigrants without legal status, a notice and comment period must occur.\u00a0Under\u00a0the rule<\/a>, immigrants 14 and older who are required to register will need to carry registration documents at all times or risk potential prison terms or fines of up to $5,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is solely for the process of deportation,\u201d Lapointe said.<\/p>\n

As the Trump administration continues with its immigration crackdown, federal\u00a0immigration officials could carry out their plans for mass deportations by having easy access to records of immigrants unlawfully in the country.<\/p>\n

But Childs seemed skeptical that the federal government couldn\u2019t use the statute, because it\u2019s on the books.<\/p>\n

Katsas also said the rule is not new \u2014 the government has just decided not to enforce it since 1940.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems like a more fair account\u201d that the government is ending a long policy of not enforcing a rule that, on its face, \u201ccovers all aliens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0Katsas said the \u201crule does expand the category of information and that\u2019s new.\u201d<\/p>\n

That category of information includes the requirement to detail to the federal government any crime the individual has committed, which Lapointe argued would violate 5th Amendment rights.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Registration form debated<\/h4>\n

Childs and Millett questioned the roll-out of the form, the fact that it\u2019s only accessible online and in English, and the penalty for not registering with the federal government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are forms regulating a community \u2026 where English is not their native language,\u201d Millett said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Venguswamy said the forms were in English because \u201cEnglish is the language of the United States government at this point.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to adopt English as the official language, including paperwork.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Millett asked Venguswamy if it\u2019s the government\u2019s position that an immigrant who doesn\u2019t understand English will not be charged or issued a penalty for failing to register.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not in a position to speak to whether or not that is the position the government will take,\u201d Venguswamy said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Millett then asked why a proper notice and comment period is not needed for a new process, even if it\u2019s not creating a new statute.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She gave Venguswamy an example of the IRS not changing the tax code, but issuing a new tax form for taxpayers to fill out.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re gonna issue new tax forms, for everyone to fill out their taxes, we\u2019re not creating tax obligations, just new forms in Ancient Biblical Greek,\u201d Millett said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She asked Venguswamy if a proper notice and comment period would be needed for those new tax forms.<\/p>\n

He said it would not, because it\u2019s a change in procedure, not a change to the rule.<\/p>\n

\u201cWow,\u201d Millett said. \u201cWe can all be criminally prosecuted for not filling out our taxes unless we can find the five people in the United States who know how to speak Ancient Biblical Greek.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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