The secretary said DHS will enforce the Immigration and Nationality Act, which was enacted in 1952 and created several tools to track illegal aliens and compel them to voluntarily leave the U.S.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that DHS will oversee the registry, requiring migrants 14 and older to create an online account, submit fingerprints and provide their home address.

DHS registry for migrants in US illegally raises alarm from immigration advocates. The DHS threatened jail time for qualifying migrants who don't register.

A new DHS tool will help millions of unlawful migrants living in the U.S. comply with a Trump order to register their biometric data and carry documentation at all times.

DHS rolls out registry, fingerprinting for migrants in US illegally by Rebecca Beitsch - 02/26/25 9:53 AM ET. by Rebecca Beitsch - 02/26/25 9:53 AM ET.

WASHINGTON — Immigrant rights groups and immigration law experts are raising concerns after the Department of Homeland Security announced that it is creating an online database designed to keep ...

The Trump administration is pushing migrants to be fingerprinted for a new registry of people illegally in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced late Tuesday. The ...

DHS registry for migrants in US illegally raises alarm from immigration advocates February 27, 2025 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem/ Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images ...

WASHINGTON — Immigrant rights groups and immigration law experts are raising concerns after the Department of Homeland Security announced that it is creating an online database designed to keep ...