We're about this close to "Your papers please!" with this latest Trump bullshit. I agree with the tweet below, this is insane.
Source: Bloomberg
President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing a new travel rule that could force Canadians planning to stay in the country for more than 30 days to register their information with the US government and submit to fingerprinting.
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.
UPDATE: They've now exempted Canadians from their nazi policy. So Trump caved, again.
Canadian travellers to the U.S. will be exempt from new fingerprinting requirements imposed on all other foreign nationals, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The draft rule, which stems from a Jan. 20 executive order, is expected to be put in force April 11.
All foreign nationals who plan to stay in the U.S. for 30 days or longer will soon be required to apply for registration and fingerprinting with the DHS.
But on March 12, the DHS's interim final rule, published in the federal registrar, shows that while Canadians will still need to apply for registration, they will not have to undergo fingerprinting.
