The National Migration Council, which is led by Interior and Police Minister Franklin Almeyda Rancier, warned that foreigners who are not properly registered will be classified as illegal. This is part of the proposed regulations for the application of the General Migration Law, signed on 15 August 2004. The law requires that foreigners must have ID cards or documents that indicate whether they are temporary or permanent residents, or non-resident temporary workers. The law also establishes the deportation of illegal aliens with strict respect for their human rights. Foreigners living in the DR for under five years until the signing of the Migration Law will be considered non-residents.