Kristi Noem touts online tools for illegal immigrants to live ‘American dream’ – Washington Examiner
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has outlined the Trump administration’s approach to enforcing the Alien Registration Act as part of its strategy to manage illegal immigration. This act, originally signed into law by Franklin Roosevelt in 1940, mandates that illegal immigrants inform the U.S. government of their presence, which can definitely help them avoid criminal charges and receive assistance in returning to their home countries.
Noem highlighted that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has launched a page enabling illegal immigrants to “self-register” within 30 days of arrival, thereby helping to create a safer environment for communities and saving taxpayer money. She emphasized that this approach provides illegal immigrants an opportunity to assimilate into American society in a lawful manner.
The new online tools for immigrants were developed following a request from Senator James Lankford to assess the status of around 810,000 immigrants who entered the U.S. during the Biden administration, of which many lack formal documentation. The Department of Homeland Security reiterated its commitment to enforcing immigration laws comprehensively for the safety and security of the nation.
Kristi Noem touts online tools for illegal immigrants to live ‘American dream’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem detailed how the Trump administration is enforcing the Alien Registration Act as part of its plan to remove illegal immigrants, saying it uses “every single tool” available to the administration to secure the nation.
Noem explained that the act, signed into law by former President Franklin Roosevelt in 1940, requires illegal immigrants to notify the United States government that they are in the country. This allows them to avoid criminal charges and receive help returning to their home country, Noem said.
The Department of Homeland Security secretary added that a page is already live on the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services website for illegal immigrants to use to “self-register” and inform the government of their arrival to the United States within 30 days.
“They can avoid the criminal charges, they can avoid the fines, and we will help them go home,” Noem said on Fox News’s Jesse Watters Primetime. “And what that provides for them is a safer environment. It’s safer for our communities, it saves us taxpayer dollars, and it allows them an opportunity to come back to the country and to be an American and to live the American dream, which is truly what our history is all about.”
Noem said that while the Alien Registration Act is not a new law, she will “enforce” it going forward, providing illegal immigrants an opportunity to be part of the country “the right way” in the future.
USCIS’s new page comes after Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) asked Noem and border czar Tom Homan to determine the status of roughly 810,000 immigrants who were admitted into the country under former President Joe Biden, according to a letter first obtained by the Washington Examiner. Approximately 445,000 of these immigrants have never been given a document ordering them to appear in immigration court, giving them no repercussions for entering the country illegally and no way for the government to locate them.
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DHS created online tools for illegal immigrants to use shortly after Lankford’s letter.
“The Trump administration will enforce all our immigration laws — we will not pick and choose which laws we will enforce,” a DHS spokesperson said. “We must know who is in our country for the safety and security of our homeland and all Americans.”
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