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Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain Immigration-Related Violations
The Executive Office for Immigration Review published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 14, 2026. It took effect on October 14, 2026.
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What the agency says
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.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-21024
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Justice Department; Executive Office for Immigration Review
- Published
- October 14, 2026
- Takes effect
- October 14, 2026
- Dates
- The effective date of this final rule is October 14, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No: ICEB-2025-0034; Dir. Order No. 11-2026
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1125-AB36; 1653-AA96
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 8 CFR 281; 8 CFR 1003; 8 CFR 1280
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Immigration; Penalties
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 43
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|---|---|---|
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| EOIR Fees 2026-11692 | Final rule | Jun 11 |
| Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer Electronic Filing 2026-04136 · significant | Final rule | Mar 2 |
| Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals; Extension of Comment Period 2026-03932 · significant | Final rule | Feb 27 |
| Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals 2026-02326 · significant | Final rule | Feb 6 |
| Security Bars and Processing; Confirmation of Effective Date; Partial Withdrawal 2025-23970 · significant | Final rule | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Designation of Temporary Immigration Judges 2025-16573 | Final rule | Aug 28, 2025 |
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