Homeland Security Department, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Justice Department, Executive Office for Immigration Review
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.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 8 CFR Part 281 [Docket No: ICEB-2025-0034] RIN 1653-AA96 Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review 8 CFR Parts 1003 and 1280 [Dir. Order No. 01-2025] RIN 1125-AB36 ( printed page 27439) AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”); Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”), Department of Justice (“DOJ”). ACTION: Interim final rule; request for comment. SUMMARY: 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. DATES: Effective date: This final rule is effective on June 27, 2025. Comment date: Comments must be received on or before July 28, 2025. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this IFR, identified by DHS Docket Number ICEB-2025-0034, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov . All comments must be submitted in Engl…
Citation: 90 FR 27439
