A $5,000 fee follows apprehension between ports of entry
What the document says“the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in subsection (b), by any inadmissible alien at the time such alien is apprehended between ports of entry.”
The section requires the Secretary, on top of any other fee, to charge a fee to an inadmissible alien when they are apprehended between ports of entry. For fiscal year 2025 the amount is the greater of $5,000 or what the Secretary sets by rule, rising each year with the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10.
What the document actually says“the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in subsection (b), by any inadmissible alien at the time such alien is apprehended between ports of entry.”
A fee must be paid on being caught. That is between ports of entry. It falls on a person who may not be let in.
It comes on top of other fees. The amount starts at $5,000. It climbs with prices each year.
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