The move, which could expose unregistered migrants to criminal prosecution, represents a drastic escalation of the administration’s efforts to push millions of immigrants to leave on their own.

The Trump administration has announced the creation of a registry for undocumented immigrants. What is it? Is it mandatory? These people must register.

But lawyers and immigrant advocates warned that the administration’s plan was on shaky legal ground and that some immigrants may be afraid to comply.

For Maria, an undocumented South Florida resident who came to the U.S. as a child, the policy is nothing short of terrifying.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday a new registry for unauthorized immigrants living in the United States.

The Trump administration is pushing migrants to be fingerprinted for a new registry of those not lawfully present in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced late Tuesday.