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Certain Immigration Enforcement-Related Fees Required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill: Fiscal Year 2026 Adjustments for Inflation

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Fed. RegisterNovember 20, 2025

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DHS is raising two immigration enforcement-related fees for fiscal year 2026 due to inflation adjustments mandated by HR-1. The fees for aliens ordered removed in absentia and inadmissible alien apprehension will both be $5,130 starting December 1, 2025. These annual inflation adjustments are required by law.

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PublishedNovember 20, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing a new fee amount for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 for two of the immigration enforcement-related fees that were established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR-1). HR-1 requires that DHS annually adjust the immigration enforcement-related fees for inflation. The adjusted fee amounts for FY 2026 for the aliens ordered removed in absentia and inadmissible alien apprehension fees are $5,130. On December 1, 2025, DHS will begin assessing and collect

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