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 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.
What this means
- This rule has been in effect since 2025-06-27. (effectiveAt)
- This document sets a rule but leaves the list of who it covers to a separate government determination, so who is affected cannot be read from this document alone. (impact.scopeDefinedElsewhere)
- The document states a requirement for the people it covers. The exact wording is quoted above — whether it applies to any particular person depends on facts this platform does not have. (impact.actionRequired)
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Who is affected
This document sets the rule but leaves the specific list of who it covers to a separate government determination. The list is not in this document, so we do not show one here — check the issuing agency's own published list. “…the supervisory immigration officer who issued the final decision shall furnish a copy of the decision and order to all other relevant immigration officers within the Department as designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security.”
What the document says may be required
The document states a requirement for those it covers. The exact obligation, and whether it applies to a particular person, depends on the document's own terms — the relevant passage is quoted below.
“Additionally, when entering an order granting voluntary departure, the Immigration Judge is required to warn the alien of the consequences of failing to depart during the period specified, including that civil monetary penalties can be assessed.”
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