Ratification of Civil Penalties

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 AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Ratification. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), through the Secretary of Homeland Security, ratifies all final civil penalties that had been assessed in accordance with interim regulations. These interim regulations were later adopted as final with only slight modification so retained substantially the same procedures by which the civil penalties are assessed. This notification ratifies all civil penalties assessed in accordance with the interim regulations prior to the final adoption. DATES: This ratification is issued on October 26, 2026 and relates back to the original date of each civil penalty assessed in accordance with the interim regulations. All claims submitted pursuant to this notice must be received by ICE on or before November 16, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the General Counsel, DHS, Washington, DC 20528, (202) 282-9822. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background and Purpose On June 27, 2025, DHS and EOIR published a joint interim final rule (“IFR”) titled “Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain Immigration-Related Violations.” 90 FR 27439 . This IFR modified the procedures by which civil monetary penalties issued under three statutory provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”)— 8 U.S.C. 1324d(a)(1)…