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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 inflationary adjustments for two of the immigration enforcement-related fees established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR-1). HR-1 requires that DHS annually adjust certain immigration enforcement-related fees for inflation. The adjusted fee amounts for FY 2027 for aliens ordered removed in absentia who are subsequently arrested and inadmissible aliens apprehended between ports of entry are $5,300. On October 16, 2026, DHS will begin assessing and collecting these new amounts.
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Agency announcementPublished Oct 1, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 inflation adjustments to certain immigration-related fees required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR-1). HR-1 requires that DHS annually adjust certain immigration-related fees for inflation. This notice sets the inflation-adjusted FY 2027 fee amounts for the following immigration fees required by HR-1: the fee for parole of an alien into the United States, the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) fees, and the fee for enrollment in the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS). In accordance with the inflation adjustment rounding requirement in HR-1, the existing fee for Form I-94 Arrival/ Departure Record applications will not change for FY 2027.
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- Oct 16, 2026, as stated in the document
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