Homeland Security Department
Doc #2025-20401
Certain Immigration Enforcement-Related Fees Required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill: Fiscal Year 2026 Adjustments for Inflation
Published
November 20, 2025
Summary
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 collecting these new amounts.
Constitutional Analysis
Fifth Amendment – Due Process
restricts
80% confidence
The increase in immigration enforcement-related fees may create a financial barrier for individuals seeking to contest their removal, potentially impacting their due process rights.
Case Law:
Mathews v. Eldridge (1976)