Trump DHS Sued by Immigrant Groups Over Non-Citizen Registry (1)

A Trump administration rule requiring millions of non-citizens to register with the federal government violated the Administrative Procedure Act, a coalition of immigrant advocacy organizations said in a new lawsuit Monday.

The Department of Homeland Security issued the requirement in an interim final rule March 12, using a World War II-era statute to require registration with the government or risk prosecution. The rule goes into effect April 11.

The registry requirement is arbitrary and capricious and violates notice-and-comment requirements under the APA, the United Farm Workers and Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights argued in a complaint filed in the US ...