“The draft rule, which is set to take effect April 11, expands requirements for registration and fingerprinting of foreign nationals who cross the US-Canada land border and stay in the US longer for more than a month. Affected people would have to create an account with US Citizenship and Immigration Services and schedule an appointment for fingerprinting as part of a background check.
The change could impact scores of Canadian snowbirds — retirees who spend winter months in warmer US states — who may now need to either register with the US government or face penalties.
Other forms, including a common I-94 travel document, are accepted in lieu of the registration, according to the notice. That document is routinely issued to non-immigrant visitors to the US who arrive by air or sea.
The move comes as Trump looks to crack down on migration and as he stokes a spiraling trade war with Canada. He’s threatened widespread tariffs on Canada, and on Tuesday moved to double forthcoming steel and aluminum levies on the country. Canada is the top source of US aluminum imports.
It’s unclear if the post to the Federal Register was meant as an additional provocation in that dispute. The Department of Homeland Security announced last month their plans to “fully enforce” the Immigration and Nationality Act as part of a push to “track illegal aliens and compel them to leave the country voluntarily.””
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