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ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’
(www.chicagotribune.com)
this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2025
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The thing is, US Citzens don’t have to carry papers with them, so there is no way to enforce it without stomping all over the rights of citizens. We should all be outraged over the expectation of producing papers.
Its true that there's no way to enforce a law like that directly, and I don't think that I agree with the requirement to carry documents at all times, same as you.
There is some use for laws that are not directly enforceable, though, just not in this case. For example, a government may reasonably want to limit citizens' ability to operate a vehicle carrying a hazardous chemical. They may not be able to justly stop him and check for things with no reason, but if that is discovered because he got in a wreck, they can then punish the illegal transport crime.
I know its often repressive or at least unhelpful to make laws that aren't directly enforceable, but there is some room for them. It is important to disallow legal overreach of law enforcement trampling civil liberties trying to enforce those laws like you pointed out, though. That's something that my country (USA) unfortunately has a checkered history with, as have a lot of others.
ETA: To be clear, making it illegal for a person to not physically have something at all times seems patently absurd, regardless of how loosely enforced. All of the reasonable requirements of being a legal resident are met by simply being registered with the government of the country you are visiting.
Right, it should be perfectly fine to answer “Papiere bitte” with “fuck off”. Until they know you’re someone who is required to carry their paperwork, they shouldn’t be able to require it
This is what it’s really all about; everybody has rights, or no one does. There is no in between.