This part charges $100 a year while an asylum claim is pending. It is due for each calendar year the case runs. The fee rises with prices each year. All of it goes to the Treasury.
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland Security, Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 100009 in the PDF
What the document says
“for each calendar year that an alien's application for asylum remains pending, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, as applicable, shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in subsection (b), by such alien.”
The section requires the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, on top of any other fee, to charge a fee for each calendar year an asylum application stays pending.
What the document actually says
“for each calendar year that an alien's application for asylum remains pending, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, as applicable, shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in subsection (b), by such alien.”
That sentence, in plain words
A fee is due each year a claim is open. It falls on the person who filed.
What this is about
It comes on top of other fees. Either agency may charge it. The next rule sets the amount.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 100009 in the PDF
What the document says
“For fiscal year 2025, the amount specified in this section shall be the greater of--”
The section sets the amount for fiscal year 2025 at the greater of $100 or what the Secretary sets by rule, and from fiscal year 2026 raises it each year by the rise in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the July before the change, rounded down to the nearest dollar. All the money goes into the general fund of the Treasury and the fee may not be waived or reduced.
What the document actually says
“For fiscal year 2025, the amount specified in this section shall be the greater of--”
That sentence, in plain words
The amount for fiscal year 2025 is the higher of two figures. They follow below.
What this is about
One is $100. The other is what the agency sets by rule. From 2026 the fee climbs with prices.
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