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Original Date Announced
September 8, 2025DHS and ICE published a notice in the Federal Register implementing certain immigration enforcement-related fees required by the OBBBA. The fees implemented in this notice are for (1) noncitizens who are ordered removed in absentia pursuant to INA 240(b)(5) and are subsequently arrested by ICE; and (2) inadmissible noncitizens who are apprehended between ports of entry.
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2025.09.08 90 FR 43223 Certain DHS Immigration Enforcement-Related Fees Required by HR-1Effective Date
September 8, 2025Subsequent Trump and Court Action
October 24, 20252025.10.24 The Intercept - DHS Is Billing Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids $5,000
The Intercept reports that DHS has sent $5,000 fines to unaccompanied immigrant children and teenagers for illegally entering the United States. The "Inadmissible alien apprehension fee" was created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Fine recipients include minors in New York, Michigan, Texas, and Pennsylvania, and include some who are currently living in Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters.
View DocumentSubsequent Trump and Court Action
November 20, 20252025.11.20 DHS - Certain Immigration Enforcement-Related Fees Required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill: FY 2026 Adjustments for Inflation
DHS announced an inflationary adjustment to the fees for two of the immigration enforcement-related fees that were established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), including the fee for noncitizens ordered removed in absentia and the inadmissible noncitizen apprehension fee. Both fees will increase from $5,000 to $5,130 in Fiscal Year 2026. DHS states that, under OBBA, certain fees are "subject to annual adjustments for inflation during FY 2026, and thereafter, each subsequent fiscal year."
The fees announced in this notice are effective on December 1, 2026.
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NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: EnforcementAssociated or Derivative Policies
- July 4, 2025 Trump administration implements new fees authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- July 17, 2025 EOIR Acting Director issues PM 25-36, Statutory Fees Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- July 18, 2025 USCIS immigration fees required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill
- July 22, 2025 USCIS updates instructions for Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, to exclude new fees created by One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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