Homeland Security Department, Justice Department, Executive Office for Immigration Review
On June 27, 2025, the Departments issued an interim final rule ("IFR") to streamline assessment of civil penalties under the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") for aliens who fail to depart during a 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. This final rule addresses comments and finalizes the IFR with one change: it permits acceptance of a late-filed appeal based on documented mail delivery delays that ICE finds were beyond the alien's control.
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 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. 11-2026] RIN 1125-AB36 ( printed page 65390) AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”); Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”), Department of Justice (“DOJ”). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: On June 27, 2025, the Departments issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) to streamline assessment of civil penalties under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) for aliens who fail to depart during a 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. This final rule addresses comments and finalizes the IFR with one change: it permits acceptance of a late-filed appeal based on documented mail delivery delays that ICE finds were beyond the alien's control. DATES: The effective date of this final rule is October 14, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For DHS: Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Regulatory Affairs Unit, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, 500 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20536; telephone (202) 732-6960. For DOJ: Jamee E. Comans, Assistant…
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Citation: 91 FR 65390
