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Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain Immigration-Related Violations

This interim final rule ('IFR') amends existing DHS and DOJ regulations. It provides exclusive DHS procedures for the issuance of civil monetary penalties

Document type: Rule Publication date: 2025-06-27 Document number: 2025-11965

Abstract

This interim final rule (“IFR”) amends existing DHS and DOJ regulations. It provides exclusive DHS procedures for the issuance of civil monetary penalties under the Immigration and Nationality Act for aliens who fail to depart voluntarily during the voluntary departure period, willfully fail or refuse to depart after a final removal order and certain other proscribed activities, or are apprehended while improperly entering or attempting to enter the United States. The IFR also transfers the appeals process for these penalties from DOJ’s Board of Immigration Appeals to DHS.

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