DC Circ. Wonders If Noncitizen Registration Is New Rule

By Nadia Dreid ( December 18, 2025, 9:58 PM EST) -- The D.C. Circuit pushed back Thursday morning on the idea that the Trump administration created a new rule by requiring all noncitizens to register with the federal government under threat of federal prosecution, suggesting it might just be enforcing federal immigration law....

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