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Certain Immigration Enforcement-Related Fees Required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill: Fiscal Year 2026 Adjustments for Inflation

Agency announcementPublished Nov 20, 2025

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing a new fee amount for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 for two of the immigration enforcement-related fees that were established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR-1). HR-1 requires that DHS annually adjust the immigration enforcement-related fees for inflation. The adjusted fee amounts for FY 2026 for the aliens ordered removed in absentia and inadmissible alien apprehension fees are $5,130. On December 1, 2025, DHS will begin assessing and collecting these new amounts.

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Effective date
Dec 1, 2025, as stated in the document
Source
Federal Register, checked Aug 2, 2026
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