Finding of Mass Influx of Aliens

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 On January 23, 2025, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security issued a Finding of Mass Influx of Aliens. This finding went into effect immediately (on January 23, 2025) and remained in effect for 60 days (until March 23, 2025). The Acting Secretary's finding published in the Federal Register on January 29, 2025. See 90 FR 8399 . On March 21, 2025, I extended the January 23, 2025, Finding of Mass Influx for 180 days (until September 17, 2025). My decision extending the Finding of Mass Influx published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2025. See 90 FR 13622 . On September 17, 2025, I extended the March 23, 2025, Finding of Mass Influx for 180 days (until March 21, 2026). My decision extending the Finding of Mass Influx published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2025. See 90 FR 45396 . Upon review of the current situation at the border, I am extending that finding. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), at 8 U.S.C. 1103(a) , provides an expansive grant of authority, stating that in the event of a mass influx of aliens off the coast of the United States or a land border, the Secretary may authorize a State or local law enforcement officer, with the consent of the officer's superiors, to perform duties of immigration officers under the INA. In turn, section 65.83 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations allows the Secretary  [ 1 ] to “request assistance from a ( printed page 14704) State or local government in the …