A $5,000 fee follows an in absentia removal order and an arrest
What the document says“the Secretary of Homeland Security, except as provided in subsection (c), shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in subsection (b) on any alien who--”
The section requires the Secretary, as partial reimbursement for the cost of the arrest, to charge a fee to an alien ordered removed in absentia under section 240(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act who is later arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. For fiscal year 2025 the amount is the greater of $5,000 or what the Secretary sets by rule, rising each year with the price index, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10.
What the document actually says“the Secretary of Homeland Security, except as provided in subsection (c), shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in subsection (b) on any alien who--”
The agency must charge a fee. One case is let off. The two tests that follow say who pays.
The person was ordered out while absent. They were later arrested. The fee starts at $5,000.
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