The Trump administration on Tuesday announced it plans to launch a registry requiring immigrants in the country illegally, including children, to submit personal information and fingerprints. Those who are at least 14 years old and don’t comply could face fines or misdemeanor prosecution.
The program, which was assailed by immigrant rights advocates, targets those who have not encountered immigration officials in the past, and ratchets up President Trump’s deluge of orders and policy changes intended to toughen immigration laws and facilitate deportations.