Enforcement / Removal
135 tracked rules affecting Enforcement / Removal.
- 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas — effective September 9, 2026
- Civil Money Penalty for Actions in Contempt of an Immigration Judge's Proper Exercise of Authority — comments close September 28, 2026
- Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration — effective June 29, 2026 — comments close August 28, 2026
- Fee Adjustment for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-246, Application for a Stay of Deportation or Removal — comments close July 6, 2026
- Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals; Extension of Comment Period — comments close April 8, 2026
- Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals — effective March 9, 2026
- Designation of Temporary Immigration Judges — effective August 28, 2025
- Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain Immigration-Related Violations — effective June 27, 2025
- Reducing the Size of the Board of Immigration Appeals — effective April 14, 2025 — comments close May 14, 2025
- Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration — effective April 11, 2025
- Eligibility of Arriving Aliens in Removal Proceedings To Apply for Adjustment of Status and Jurisdiction To Adjudicate Applications for Adjustment of Status; Correction — effective January 16, 2025
- Clarification Regarding Bars to Eligibility During Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review — effective December 27, 2024
- 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas — comments close July 8, 2024
- Efficient Case and Docket Management in Immigration Proceedings — effective July 29, 2024
- Expanding the Size of the Board of Immigration Appeals — effective April 2, 2024
- Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure — comments close November 7, 2023
- Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers — effective May 31, 2022
- Executive Office for Immigration Review Electronic Case Access and Filing — effective February 11, 2022
- Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers — comments close October 19, 2021
- Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review — effective January 11, 2021
- Security Bars and Processing — effective January 22, 2021
- Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure — effective January 15, 2021
- Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review — effective January 11, 2021
- Executive Office for Immigration Review Electronic Case Access and Filing
- Collection of Biometric Data From Aliens Upon Entry to and Departure From the United States — comments close December 21, 2020
- Organization of the Executive Office for Immigration Review — effective November 3, 2020
- Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media — comments close October 26, 2020
- Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — comments close October 13, 2020
- Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure — comments close September 25, 2020
- Security Bars and Processing — comments close August 10, 2020
- Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review — comments close July 15, 2020
- Expanding the Size of the Board of Immigration Appeals — effective April 1, 2020
- Executive Office for Immigration Review; Fee Review — comments close March 30, 2020
- Implementing Bilateral and Multilateral Asylum Cooperative Agreements Under the Immigration and Nationality Act — effective November 19, 2019
- Organization of the Executive Office for Immigration Review — effective August 26, 2019
- Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications — effective July 16, 2019
- Board of Immigration Appeals: Affirmance Without Opinion, Referral for Panel Review, and Publication of Decisions as Precedents — effective September 3, 2019
- Professional Conduct for Practitioners, Scope of Representation and Appearances — comments close April 26, 2019
- Removal of International Entrepreneur Parole Program — comments close June 28, 2018
- Ending "Catch and Release" at the Border of the United States and Directing Other Enhancements to Immigration Enforcement
- Expanding the Size of the Board of Immigration Appeals — effective February 27, 2018
- Procedures Further Implementing the Annual Limitation on Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal — effective January 4, 2018
- International Entrepreneur Rule: Delay of Effective Date — effective January 17, 2017 — comments close August 10, 2017
- Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements
- Eliminating Exception to Expedited Removal Authority for Cuban Nationals Arriving by Air — effective January 13, 2017 — comments close March 20, 2017
- Eliminating Exception to Expedited Removal Authority for Cuban Nationals Arriving by Air — effective January 13, 2017 — comments close March 20, 2017
- Procedures Further Implementing the Annual Limitation on Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal — comments close January 30, 2017
- Motions To Reopen Removal, Deportation, or Exclusion Proceedings Based Upon a Claim of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel — comments close September 26, 2016
- Expanding the Size of the Board of Immigration Appeals — effective June 3, 2015 — comments close August 3, 2015
- Designation of Temporary Immigration Judges — effective July 11, 2014 — comments close September 9, 2014
- Registry for Attorneys and Representatives
- Registry for Attorneys and Representatives — effective May 31, 2013 — comments close May 31, 2013
- Forwarding of Asylum Applications to the Department of State — effective April 29, 2013
- Definition of Form I-94 To Include Electronic Format — effective April 26, 2013 — comments close April 29, 2013
- Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives — effective March 4, 2013
- Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives — comments close June 1, 2012
- Forwarding of Asylum Applications to the Department of State — comments close December 30, 2011
- Visas: Documentation of Immigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended — effective August 3, 2010
- Professional Conduct for Practitioners-Rules and Procedures, and Representation and Appearances — effective January 20, 2009
- Voluntary Departure: Effect of a Motion To Reopen or Reconsider or a Petition for Review — effective January 20, 2009
- Professional Conduct for Practitioners-Rules and Procedures, and Representation and Appearances — comments close September 29, 2008
- Board of Immigration Appeals: Affirmance Without Opinion, Referral for Panel Review, and Publication of Decisions as Precedents — comments close August 18, 2008
- Board of Immigration Appeals: Composition of Board and Temporary Board Members — effective June 16, 2008
- Voluntary Departure: Effect of a Motion To Reopen or Reconsider or a Petition for Review — comments close January 29, 2008
- Authorities Delegated to the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and the Chief Immigration Judge — effective October 22, 2007
- Jurisdiction and Venue in Removal Proceedings — comments close April 27, 2007
- Board of Immigration Appeals: Composition of Board and Temporary Board Members — effective December 7, 2006 — comments close February 5, 2007
- Review of Custody Determinations — effective November 1, 2006
- Affidavits of Support on Behalf of Immigrants — effective July 21, 2006
- Eligibility of Arriving Aliens in Removal Proceedings To Apply for Adjustment of Status and Jurisdiction To Adjudicate Applications for Adjustment of Status — effective May 12, 2006
- Adjustment of the Appeal and Motion Fees To Recover Full Costs — effective September 28, 2005
- Background and Security Investigation in Proceedings Before Immigration Judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals — comments close May 2, 2005
- Background and Security Investigations in Proceedings Before Immigration Judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals — effective April 1, 2005
- Execution of Removal Orders; Countries to Which Aliens May Be Removed — effective February 4, 2005
- Adjustment of the Appeal and Motion Fees to Recover Full Costs — comments close December 30, 2004
- Implementation of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada Regarding Asylum Claims Made in Transit and at Land Border Ports-of-Entry — effective December 29, 2004
- Asylum Claims Made by Aliens Arriving From Canada at Land Border Ports-of-Entry — effective December 29, 2004
- Executive Office for Immigration Review; Section 212(c) Relief for Aliens With Certain Criminal Convictions Before April 1, 1997 — effective October 28, 2004
- United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program (“US-VISIT”); Authority to Collect Biometric Data From Additional Travelers and Expansion to the 50 Most Highly Trafficked Land Border Ports of Entry — effective September 30, 2004
- Executive Office for Immigration Review; Definitions; Fees; Powers and Authority of DHS Officers and Employees in Removal Proceedings — effective July 28, 2004