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(2) rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10, 
the amount referred to in paragraph (1), multiplied 
by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the month 
of July preceding the date on which such adjustment 
takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for 
All Urban Consumers for the same month of the 
preceding calendar year. 
(d) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—Fees received under this 
section shall be credited as offsetting receipts and depos-
ited in the general fund of the Treasury. 
(e) NO WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this section 
shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 70007. UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD SPONSOR FEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee au-
thorized by law, before placing the child with an individual 
under section 235(c) of the William Wilberforce Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall collect 
from that individual a fee in an amount specified in this 
section as partial reimbursement to the Federal Govern-
ment for the period during which the child was in the cus-
tody of the Government, for processing, housing, feeding, 
educating, transporting, and otherwise providing for the 
care of the child. 
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(b) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the amount specified in this section for fiscal year 
2025 shall be such amount as the Secretary may by rule 
provide, but in any event not less than $3,500. 
(c) SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning in fiscal 
year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount 
specified in this section for a fiscal year shall be equal 
to the sum of— 
(1) the amount imposed under this section for 
the prior fiscal year; and 
(2) rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10, 
the amount referred to in paragraph (1), multiplied 
by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the month 
of July preceding the date on which such adjustment 
takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for 
All Urban Consumers for the same month of the 
preceding calendar year. 
(d) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—During any fiscal year, 
the total amount of fees received under this section shall 
be credited as follows: 
(1) 25 percent of fees received under this sec-
tion shall be credited to the Department of Health 
and Human Services to retain and spend without 
further appropriation and shall be used for the pur-
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pose of conducting background checks of potential 
sponsors of unaccompanied alien children and of 
adults residing in potential sponsors’ households, 
which shall include, at a minimum— 
(A) the name of the individual and all 
adult residents of the individual’s household; 
(B) the social security number of the indi-
vidual and all adult residents of the individual’s 
household; 
(C) the date of birth of the individual and 
all adult residents of the individual’s household; 
(D) the validated location of the individ-
ual’s residence where the child will be placed; 
(E) the immigration status of the indi-
vidual and all adult residents of the individual’s 
household; 
(F) contact information for the individual 
and all adult residents of the individual’s house-
hold; and 
(G) the results of all background and 
criminal records checks for the individual and 
all adult residents of the individual’s household, 
which shall include at a minimum an investiga-
tion of the public records sex offender registry, 
a public records background check, and a na-
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tional criminal history check based on finger-
prints. 
(2) Any amounts not credited to the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services shall be cred-
ited as offsetting receipts and deposited into the 
general fund of the Treasury. 
(e) NO WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this section 
shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 70008. VISA INTEGRITY FEE. 
(a) VISA INTEGRITY FEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, the Secretary of State shall im-
pose a fee in an amount specified in this subsection 
on each alien issued a nonimmigrant visa by the 
State Department upon the issuance of such alien’s 
nonimmigrant visa. 
(2) INITIAL
AMOUNT.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the amount specified in this subsection 
for fiscal year 2025 shall be such amount as the 
Secretary may by rule provide, but in any event not 
less than $250. 
(3) SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning in 
fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
amount specified in this subsection for a fiscal year 
shall be equal to the sum of— 
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(A) the amount imposed under this section 
for the prior fiscal year; and 
(B) rounded to the next lowest multiple of 
$1, the amount referred to in subparagraph 
(A), multiplied by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers for the month of July preceding the 
date on which such adjustment takes effect ex-
ceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers for the same month of the preceding 
calendar year. 
(4) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—The fees received 
under this subsection that are not reimbursed in ac-
cordance with subsection (b) shall be credited as off-
setting receipts and deposited in the general fund of 
the Treasury. 
(5) NO
WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this 
subsection shall not be waived or reduced. 
(b) FEE REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary of State 
may reimburse to an alien a fee imposed under this section 
on that alien for the issuance of a nonimmigrant visa after 
the expiration of such nonimmigrant visa’s period of valid-
ity if the alien demonstrates that— 
(1) the alien has not sought admission during 
such period of validity; 
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(2) the alien, after admission to the United 
States pursuant to such nonimmigrant visa, com-
plied with all conditions of such nonimmigrant visa, 
including the condition that an alien shall not accept 
unauthorized employment, and that the alien de-
parted the United States not later than 5 days after 
the date on which the alien was authorized to re-
main in the United States; or 
(3) the alien filed to extend, change, or adjust 
such status within the nonimmigrant visa’s period of 
validity. 
SEC. 70009. FORM I–94 FEE. 
(a) FEE AUTHORIZED.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall impose a fee in an amount specified in subsection 
(b) on any alien upon the alien’s application for a Form 
I–94 Arrival/Departure Record. 
(b) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount specified in 
this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall be such 
amount as the Secretary may by rule provide, but in 
any event not less than $24. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning in 
fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
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amount specified in this subsection for a fiscal year 
shall be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount imposed under this section 
for the prior fiscal year; and 
(B) the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A), multiplied by the percentage (if any) 
by which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July pre-
ceding the date on which such adjustment takes 
effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the same month of the 
preceding calendar year. 
(c) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—During any fiscal year, 
the total amount of fees received under this section shall 
be credited as follows: 
(1) 20 percent of the fee collected under this 
section for each application shall be deposited pursu-
ant to section 286(q)(2) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(q)(2)) and made avail-
able to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to re-
tain and spend without further appropriation for the 
purpose of processing Form I–94. 
(2) Any amounts not credited to U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection shall be credited as offsetting 
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receipts and deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury. 
(d) NO WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this section 
shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 70010. YEARLY ASYLUM FEE. 
(a) FEE AUTHORIZED.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, 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 impose a fee in an amount specified in subsection 
(b) on that alien. 
(b) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount specified in 
this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall be such 
amount as the Secretary and the Attorney General 
may by rule provide, but in any event not less than 
$100. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning in 
fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
amount specified in this subsection for a fiscal year 
shall be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount imposed under this section 
for the prior fiscal year; and 
(B) the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A), multiplied by the percentage (if any) 
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by which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July pre-
ceding the date on which such adjustment takes 
effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the same month of the 
preceding calendar year. 
(c) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—The fees received under 
this section shall be credited as offsetting receipts and de-
posited in the general fund of the Treasury. 
(d) NO WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this section 
shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 70011. FEE FOR CONTINUANCES GRANTED IN IMMI-
GRATION COURT PROCEEDINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee au-
thorized by law, the Attorney General shall impose a fee 
in an amount specified in subsection (b) on any alien who 
requests and is granted a continuance by an immigration 
judge for each such continuance. 
(b) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount specified in 
this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall be such 
amount as the Attorney General may by rule pro-
vide, but in any event not less than $100. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning in 
fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
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amount specified in this subsection for a fiscal year 
shall be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount imposed under this section 
for the prior fiscal year; and 
(B) the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A), multiplied by the percentage (if any) 
by which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July pre-
ceding the date on which such adjustment takes 
effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the same month of the 
preceding calendar year. 
(c) CREDITING OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—Amounts re-
ceived as fees under this section shall be credited as offset-
ting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury. 
(d) NO WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this section 
shall not be waived or reduced, except no fee shall be im-
posed on any alien whose request for a continuance is 
granted based on exceptional circumstances (as such term 
is defined in section 240 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act). 
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SEC. 70012. FEE RELATING TO RENEWAL AND EXTENSION 
OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR PA-
ROLEES. 
(a) FEE IMPOSED.—In addition to any other fee au-
thorized by law, for a parolee who seeks a renewal or ex-
tension of employment authorization based on a grant of 
parole, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall impose 
a fee in an amount specified in subsection (b). 
(b) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount specified in 
this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall be such 
amount as the Secretary may by rule provide, but in 
any event not less than $550. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning in 
fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
amount specified in this subsection for a fiscal year 
shall be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount imposed under this sub-
section for the prior fiscal year; and 
(B) rounded to the next lowest multiple of 
$10, the amount referred to in subparagraph 
(A), multiplied by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers for the month of July preceding the 
date on which such adjustment takes effect ex-
ceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
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Consumers for the same month of the preceding 
calendar year. 
(c) IN GENERAL.—The employment authorization for 
any alien paroled into the United States, or any renewal 
or extension thereof, shall be valid for a period of not more 
than six months. 
(d) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—The fees received under 
this section shall be credited as offsetting receipts and de-
posited into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(e) NO WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this sub-
section shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 70013. FEE RELATING TO TERMINATION, RENEWAL, 
AND EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHOR-
IZATION FOR ASYLUM APPLICANTS. 
(a) FEE IMPOSED.—In addition to any other fee au-
thorized by law, for any alien who applies for asylum and 
who seeks a renewal or extension of employment author-
ization based on such application, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall impose a fee of not less than $550 for 
each such renewal or extension, in accordance with sub-
section (b). 
(b) EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security may provide employment authoriza-
tion to an applicant for asylum for a period of not more 
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than six months. Each renewal or extension thereof shall 
also be valid for a period of not more than six months. 
(c) TERMINATION.—Each initial employment author-
ization, or renewal or extension of such authorization, 
shall terminate as follows: 
(1) Immediately following the denial of an asy-
lum application by an asylum officer, unless the case 
is referred to an immigration judge. 
(2) On the date that is 30 days after the date 
on which an immigration judge denies an asylum ap-
plication, unless the alien makes a timely appeal to 
the Board of Immigration Appeals. 
(3) Immediately following the denial by the 
Board of Immigration Appeals of an appeal of a de-
nial of an asylum application. 
(d) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall not grant, renew, or extend employment au-
thorization to an alien if the alien was previously granted 
employment authorization as an applicant for asylum and 
the employment authorization was terminated pursuant to 
a circumstance described in subsection (c), unless a Fed-
eral Court of Appeals remands the alien’s case to the 
Board of Immigration Appeals. 
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(e) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—The total amount of fees 
received under this section shall be credited as offsetting 
receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. 
(f) NO WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this sub-
section shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 70014. FEE RELATING TO RENEWAL AND EXTENSION 
OF 
EMPLOYMENT 
AUTHORIZATION 
FOR 
ALIENS GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTED 
STATUS. 
(a) FEE IMPOSED.—In addition to any other fee au-
thorized by law, for any alien who seeks a renewal or ex-
tension of employment authorization based on a grant of 
temporary protected status, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall impose a fee in an amount specified in sub-
section (b) at the time of each such renewal or extension. 
(b) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount specified in 
this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall be such 
amount as the Secretary may by rule provide, but in 
any event not less than $550. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning in 
fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
amount specified in this subsection for a fiscal year 
shall be equal to the sum of— 
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(A) the amount imposed under this sub-
section for the prior fiscal year; and 
(B) rounded to the next lowest multiple of 
$10, the amount referred to in subparagraph 
(A), multiplied by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers for the month of July preceding the 
date on which such adjustment takes effect ex-
ceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers for the same month of the preceding 
calendar year. 
(c) EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION.—Any employ-
ment authorization for an alien granted temporary pro-
tected status, or any renewal or extension thereof, shall 
be valid for a period of not more than six months. 
(d) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—The fees received under 
this section shall be credited as offsetting receipts and de-
posited into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(e) NO WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this sub-
section shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 70015. DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA FEES. 
(a) FEE FOR FILING A DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA 
APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, the Secretary of State shall im-
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pose on any alien who files an application for a di-
versity immigrant visa as described in section 203(c) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1153(c)) a fee in the amount specified in this sub-
section at the time such application is filed. 
(2) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount speci-
fied in this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Secretary may by rule 
provide, but in any event not less than $400. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the amount specified in this sub-
section for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(i) the amount imposed under this 
subsection for the prior fiscal year; and 
(ii) rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $10, the amount referred to in 
clause (i), multiplied by the percentage (if 
any) by which the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the month of 
July preceding the date on which such ad-
justment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
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sumers for the same month of the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(b) FEE FOR ALIENS WHO REGISTER FOR THE DI-
VERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, the Secretary of State shall im-
pose on any alien who registers for the diversity im-
migrant visa program, as described in section 203(c) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1153(c)) a fee in the amount specified in this sub-
section at the time of registration. 
(2) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount speci-
fied in this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Secretary may by rule 
provide, but in any event not less than $250. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the amount specified in this sub-
section for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(i) the amount imposed under this 
subsection for the prior fiscal year; and 
(ii) the amount referred to in clause 
(i), multiplied by the percentage (if any) by 
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which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July 
preceding the date on which such adjust-
ment takes effect exceeds the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers for 
the same month of the preceding calendar 
year. 
(c) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—During any fiscal year, 
the total amount of fees received under this section shall 
be credited as follows: 
(1) 10 percent of fees received shall be credited 
to the Department of State to retain and spend 
without further appropriation to detect and prevent 
fraud in the diversity immigrant visa program and 
to offset costs associated with such program. 
(2) 10 percent of fees received shall be credited 
to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to 
retain and spend without further appropriation for 
the purpose of detention and immigration enforce-
ment and removal operations. 
(3) Any amounts not credited under this sub-
section to the Department of State or U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement shall be credited as 
offsetting receipts and deposited into the general 
fund of the Treasury. 
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(d) NO WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this section 
shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 70016. EOIR FEES. 
(a) FEE FOR FILING AN APPLICATION TO ADJUST 
STATUS
TO THAT
OF
A LAWFUL PERMANENT RESI-
DENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall impose 
on any alien who files with an immigration court an 
application to adjust the alien’s status to that of a 
lawful permanent resident, or whose application to 
adjust status to that of a lawful permanent resident 
is adjudicated in immigration court, a fee in the 
amount specified in this subsection at the time such 
application is filed, or, as applicable, prior to the ad-
judication of such application in immigration court. 
(2) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount speci-
fied in this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Attorney General may 
by rule provide, but in any event not less than 
$1,500. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the amount specified in this sub-
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section for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(i) the amount imposed under this 
subsection for the prior fiscal year; and 
(ii) rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $10, the amount referred to in 
clause (i), multiplied by the percentage (if 
any) by which the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the month of 
July preceding the date on which such ad-
justment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the same month of the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(3) CREDITING CERTAIN FUNDS.—During any 
fiscal year, not more than 50 percent of the total 
amount of fees received under this section shall be 
derived by transfer from the Immigration Examina-
tions Fee Account under section 286(n) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act and credited to the 
Executive Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation. Any 
amounts not credited under the previous sentence 
shall be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited 
into the general fund of the Treasury. 
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(b) FEE FOR FILING AN APPLICATION FOR WAIVER 
OF GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall impose 
on any alien who files with an immigration court an 
application for waiver of grounds of inadmissibility, 
or whose application for waiver of grounds of inad-
missibility is adjudicated in immigration court, a fee 
in the amount specified in this subsection at the 
time such application is filed, or, as applicable, prior 
to the adjudication of such application in immigra-
tion court. 
(2) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount speci-
fied in this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Attorney General may 
by rule provide, but in any event not less than 
$1,050. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the amount specified in this sub-
section for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(i) the amount imposed under this 
subsection for the prior fiscal year; and 
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(ii) rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $10, the amount referred to in 
clause (i), multiplied by the percentage (if 
any) by which the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the month of 
July preceding the date on which such ad-
justment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the same month of the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(3) CREDITING CERTAIN FUNDS.—During any 
fiscal year, not more than 25 percent of the total 
amount of fees received under this section shall be 
derived by transfer from the Immigration Examina-
tions Fee Account under section 286(n) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act and credited to the 
Executive Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation. Any 
amounts not credited under the previous sentence 
shall be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited 
into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(c) FEE FOR FILING AN APPLICATION FOR TEM-
PORARY PROTECTED STATUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall impose 
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on any alien who files with an immigration court an 
application for temporary protected status, or whose 
application for temporary protected status is adju-
dicated in immigration court, a fee in the amount 
specified in this subsection at the time such applica-
tion is filed or, as applicable, prior to the adjudica-
tion of such application in immigration court. 
(2) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount speci-
fied in this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Attorney General may 
by rule provide, but in any event not less than 
$500. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the amount specified in this sub-
section for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(i) the amount imposed under this 
subsection for the prior fiscal year; and 
(ii) rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $10, the amount referred to in 
clause (i), multiplied by the percentage (if 
any) by which the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the month of 
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July preceding the date on which such ad-
justment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the same month of the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(3) CREDITING CERTAIN FUNDS.—During any 
fiscal year, not more than 25 percent of the total 
amount of fees received under this section shall be 
derived by transfer from the Immigration Examina-
tions Fee Account under section 286(n) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act and credited to the 
Executive Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation. Any 
amounts not credited under the previous sentence 
shall be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited 
into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(d) FEE FOR FILING AN APPEAL FROM A DECISION 
OF AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall impose 
on any alien who files any appeal from a decision of 
an immigration judge a fee in the amount specified 
in this subsection at the time such appeal is filed. 
(2) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
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(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount speci-
fied in this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Attorney General may 
by rule provide, but in any event not less than 
$900. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the amount specified in this sub-
section for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(i) the amount imposed under this 
subsection for the prior fiscal year; and 
(ii) rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $10, the amount referred to in 
clause (i), multiplied by the percentage (if 
any) by which the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the month of 
July preceding the date on which such ad-
justment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the same month of the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—The fee described in this sec-
tion shall not apply to the appeal of a bond decision. 
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(4) CREDITING CERTAIN FUNDS.—During any 
fiscal year, not more than 25 percent of the total 
amount of fees received under this section shall be 
derived by transfer from the Immigration Examina-
tions Fee Account under section 286(n) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act and credited to the 
Executive Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation. Any 
amounts not credited under the previous sentence 
shall be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited 
into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(e) FEE FOR FILING AN APPEAL FROM A DECISION 
OF AN OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall impose 
on any alien who files an appeal from a decision of 
an officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
a fee in the amount specified in this subsection at 
the time such appeal is filed. 
(2) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount speci-
fied in this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Attorney General may 
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by rule provide, but in any event not less than 
$900. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the amount specified in this sub-
section for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(i) the amount imposed under this 
subsection for the prior fiscal year; and 
(ii) rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $10, the amount referred to in 
clause (i), multiplied by the percentage (if 
any) by which the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the month of 
July preceding the date on which such ad-
justment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the same month of the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(3) CREDITING CERTAIN FUNDS.—During any 
fiscal year, not more than 25 percent of the total 
amount of fees received under this section shall be 
derived by transfer from the Immigration Examina-
tions Fee Account under section 286(n) of Immigra-
tion and Nationality and credited to the Executive 
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Office for Immigration Review to retain and spend 
without further appropriation. Any amounts not 
credited under the previous sentence shall be cred-
ited as offsetting receipts and deposited into the 
general fund of the Treasury. 
(f) FEE FOR FILING AN APPEAL FROM A DECISION 
OF AN ADJUDICATING OFFICIAL IN A PRACTITIONER DIS-
CIPLINARY CASE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall impose 
on any practitioner who files an appeal from a deci-
sion of an adjudicating official in a practitioner dis-
ciplinary case a fee in the amount specified in this 
subsection at the time such appeal is filed. 
(2) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount speci-
fied in this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Attorney General may 
by rule provide, but in any event not less than 
$1,325. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the amount specified in this sub-
section for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
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(i) the amount imposed under this 
subsection for the prior fiscal year; and 
(ii) rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $10, the amount referred to in 
clause (i), multiplied by the percentage (if 
any) by which the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the month of 
July preceding the date on which such ad-
justment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the same month of the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(3) CREDITING CERTAIN FUNDS.—During any 
fiscal year, not more than 25 percent of the total 
amount of fees received under this section shall be 
derived by transfer from the Immigration Examina-
tions Fee Account under section 286(n) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act and credited to the 
Executive Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation. Any 
amounts not credited under the previous sentence 
shall be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited 
into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(g) FEE FOR FILING A MOTION TO REOPEN OR A 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall impose 
on any alien who files a motion to reopen or motion 
to reconsider a decision of an immigration judge or 
the Board of Immigration Appeals a fee in the 
amount specified in this subsection at the time such 
motion is filed. 
(2) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount speci-
fied in this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Attorney General may 
by rule provide, but in any event not less than 
$900. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the amount specified in this sub-
section for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(i) the amount imposed under this 
subsection for the prior fiscal year; and 
(ii) rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $10, the amount referred to in 
clause (i), multiplied by the percentage (if 
any) by which the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the month of 
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July preceding the date on which such ad-
justment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the same month of the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The fee described in this 
section shall not apply to any motion that is: 
(A) a motion to reopen a removal order en-
tered in absentia if the motion is filed under 
section 240(b)(5)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act; or 
(B) a motion to reopen a deportation order 
entered in absentia if the motion is filed under 
section 242B(c)(3)(B) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, as the section existed prior to 
April 1, 1997. 
(4) CREDITING CERTAIN FUNDS.—During any 
fiscal year, not more than 25 percent of the total 
amount of fees received under this section shall be 
derived by transfer from the Immigration Examina-
tions Fee Account under section 286(n) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act and credited to the 
Executive Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation. Any 
amounts not credited under the previous sentence 
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shall be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited 
into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(h) FEE FOR FILING AN APPLICATION FOR SUSPEN-
SION OF DEPORTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall impose 
on any alien who files with an immigration court an 
application for suspension of deportation a fee in the 
amount specified in this subsection at the time such 
application is filed. 
(2) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount speci-
fied in this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Attorney General may 
by rule provide, but in any event not less than 
$600. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the amount specified in this sub-
section for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(i) the amount imposed under this 
subsection for the prior fiscal year; and 
(ii) rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $10, the amount referred to in 
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clause (i), multiplied by the percentage (if 
any) by which the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the month of 
July preceding the date on which such ad-
justment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the same month of the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(3) CREDITING CERTAIN FUNDS.—During any 
fiscal year, not more than 25 percent of the total 
amount of fees received under this section shall be 
derived by transfer from the Immigration Examina-
tions Fee Account under section 286(n) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act and credited to the 
Executive Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation. Any 
amounts not credited under the previous sentence 
shall be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited 
into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(i) FEE FOR FILING AN APPLICATION FOR CAN-
CELLATION
OF REMOVAL
FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT 
RESIDENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall impose 
on any alien who files with an immigration court an 
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application for cancellation of removal for certain 
permanent residents a fee in the amount specified in 
this subsection at the time such application is filed. 
(2) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount speci-
fied in this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Attorney General may 
by rule provide, but in any event not less than 
$600. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the amount specified in this sub-
section for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(i) the amount imposed under this 
subsection for the prior fiscal year; and 
(ii) rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $10, the amount referred to in 
clause (i), multiplied by the percentage (if 
any) by which the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the month of 
July preceding the date on which such ad-
justment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
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sumers for the same month of the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(3) CREDITING CERTAIN FUNDS.—During any 
fiscal year, not more than 25 percent of the total 
amount of fees received under this section shall be 
derived by transfer from the Immigration Examina-
tions Fee Account under section 286(n) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act and credited to the 
Executive Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation. Any 
amounts not credited under the previous sentence 
shall be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited 
into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(j) FEE FOR FILING AN APPLICATION FOR CAN-
CELLATION OF REMOVAL AND ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS 
FOR CERTAIN NONPERMANENT RESIDENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fees 
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall impose 
on any alien who files with an immigration court an 
application for cancellation of removal and adjust-
ment of status for certain nonpermanent residents a 
fee in the amount specified in this subsection at the 
time such application is filed. 
(2) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
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(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount speci-
fied in this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Attorney General may 
by rule provide, but in any event not less than 
$1,500. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the amount specified in this sub-
section for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of— 
(i) the amount imposed under this 
subsection for the prior fiscal year; and 
(ii) rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $10, the amount referred to in 
clause (i), multiplied by the percentage (if 
any) by which the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the month of 
July preceding the date on which such ad-
justment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the same month of the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(3) CREDITING CERTAIN FUNDS.—During any 
fiscal year, not more than 25 percent of the total 
amount of fees received under this section shall be 
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derived by transfer from the Immigration Examina-
tions Fee Account under section 286(n) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act and credited to the 
Executive Office for Immigration Review to retain 
and spend without further appropriation. Any 
amounts not credited under the previous sentence 
shall be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited 
into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(k) NO WAIVER.—Any fee imposed under this section 
shall not be waived or reduced. 
(l) CONDITION ON FUNDS.—No fees received under 
this section shall be used to fund the Legal Orientation 
Program or any successor program. 
SEC. 70017. ESTA FEE. 
Section 217(h)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (II)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘an amount’’ the 
following ‘‘of not less than $10’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(III) not less than $13.’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Amounts collected under 
clause (i)(I)’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, of 
the amounts collected under clause 
(i)(I) during a fiscal year, not more 
than $20,000,000’’; 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end of the first sentence the following: ‘‘, and 
the remainder of the amounts collected under 
clause (i)(I) shall be credited as offsetting re-
ceipts and deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury’’; and 
(C) by inserting after ‘‘to pay the costs in-
curred to administer the System.’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Amounts collected under clause (i)(III) 
shall be credited as offsetting receipts and de-
posited in the general fund of the Treasury.’’; 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘2028’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2034’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.— 
Beginning in fiscal year 2026 and each fis-
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cal year thereafter, the amount specified in 
clause (i)(II) for a fiscal year shall be 
equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the amount imposed under 
this subsection for the prior fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(II) the amount referred to in 
subclause (I), multiplied by the per-
centage (if any) by which the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the month of July pre-
ceding the date on which such adjust-
ment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers for the same month of the 
preceding calendar year.’’. 
SEC. 70018. IMMIGRATION USER FEES. 
Section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
fee’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other 
fee’’; 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘and except as provided 
in subsection (e),’’ before ‘‘the Attorney General 
shall charge and collect’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘$7’’ and inserting ‘‘a fee 
in an amount specified in paragraph (2)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For purposes of this 
section, the amount specified in this section for fis-
cal year 2025 shall be not less than $10. 
‘‘(3) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning 
in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the amount specified in this subsection for a fiscal 
year shall be equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the amount imposed under this sub-
section for the prior fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) rounded to the next lowest multiple 
of $0.25, the amount referred to in subpara-
graph (A), multiplied by the percentage (if any) 
by which the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the month of July pre-
ceding the date on which such adjustment takes 
effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers for the same month of the 
preceding calendar year. 
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‘‘(4) CREDITING
OF
AMOUNTS.—Of amounts 
collected under this subsection $1 per individual for 
immigration inspection or preinspection as described 
in this subsection shall be credited as offsetting re-
ceipts and deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury. 
‘‘(5) NO WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this 
subsection shall not be waived or reduced.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (1) and (2); and 
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B) above), by striking ‘‘The At-
torney General shall charge’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘this requirement shall not apply 
to’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘No fee shall be 
charged under subsection (d) for’’. 
SEC. 70019. EVUS FEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— In addition to any other fee au-
thorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
impose on any alien subject to the Electronic Visa Update 
System a fee in the amount specified in this section at 
the time of such alien’s enrollment in the Electronic Visa 
Update System. 
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(b) AMOUNT.—For purposes of this section, the 
amount specified in this section for fiscal year 2025 shall 
be such amount as the Secretary may by rule provide, but 
in any event not less than $30. 
(c) SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning in fiscal 
year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount 
specified in this section for a fiscal year shall be equal 
to the sum of— 
(1) the amount imposed under this section for 
the prior fiscal year; and 
(2) rounded to the next lowest multiple of 
$0.25, the amount referred to in paragraph (1), 
multiplied by the percentage (if any) by which the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for 
the month of July preceding the date on which such 
adjustment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers for the same month 
of the preceding calendar year. 
(d) CREDITING OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The fees received under this 
section shall be deposited into the CBP Electronic 
Visa Update System Account, less $5 per enrollment 
which shall be credited as offsetting receipts and de-
posited into the general fund of the Treasury. 
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(2) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, there is hereby established in 
the Treasury of the United States a separate ac-
count which shall be known as the ‘‘CBP Electronic 
Visa Update System Account’’. 
(3) APPROPRIATION.— Amounts deposited in 
the CBP Electronic Visa Update System Account 
are hereby appropriated to make payments and off-
set program costs as specified in this section without 
further appropriation necessary and shall remain 
available until expended for any U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection costs associated with admin-
istering the Electronic Visa Update System. 
(e) NO WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this section 
shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 70020. FEE FOR SPONSOR OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN 
CHILD WHO FAILS TO APPEAR IN IMMIGRA-
TION COURT. 
(a) FEE IMPOSED.—In addition to any other fee au-
thorized by law, for the sponsor of an unaccompanied alien 
child, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
impose a fee in an amount specified in subsection (b) prior 
to the unaccompanied alien child’s release to such sponsor. 
(b) FEE SPECIFIED.— 
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(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The amount specified in 
this subsection for fiscal year 2025 shall be such 
amount as the Secretary may by rule provide, but in 
any event not less than $5,000. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning in 
fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
amount specified in this subsection for a fiscal year 
shall be equal to the sum of— 
(A) the amount imposed under this sub-
section for the prior fiscal year; and 
(B) rounded to the next lowest multiple of 
$10, the amount referred to in subparagraph 
(A), multiplied by the percentage (if any) by 
which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers for the month of July preceding the 
date on which such adjustment takes effect ex-
ceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers for the same month of the preceding 
calendar year. 
(c) FEE REIMBURSEMENT.—At the conclusion of an 
unaccompanied alien child’s immigration court pro-
ceedings as an unaccompanied alien child, or upon the 
ending of such sponsor’s sponsorship of such unaccom-
panied alien child, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services may reimburse to a sponsor a fee imposed under 
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this section if such sponsor demonstrates that the unac-
companied alien child in the care of such sponsor was not 
ordered removed in absentia under section 240(b)(5) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act. In the case of a 
sponsor of an unaccompanied alien child who was ordered 
removed in absentia and such order was rescinded under 
section 240(b)(5)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, the sponsor may seek reimbursement of the fee under 
this section. 
(d) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—The fees received under 
this section shall be credited as offsetting receipts and de-
posited into the general fund of the Treasury. 
(e) NO WAIVER.—A fee imposed under this sub-
section shall not be waived or reduced. 
SEC. 70021. FEE FOR ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED IN 
ABSENTIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL .—As partial reimbursement for the 
cost of arresting an alien described in this section, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall impose a fee in an 
amount specified in this section on any alien who— 
(1) is ordered removed in absentia under sec-
tion 240(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(5)); and 
(2) is subsequently arrested by U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement. 
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the alien was admitted, or to which it was changed, 
or to comply with the conditions of any such status. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The amounts made available under 
subsection (a) shall not be used to compensate any State 
or political subdivision of the State if the State or political 
subdivision of the State prohibits or in any way restricts 
a Federal, State, or local government entity, official, or 
other personnel from any of the following: 
(1) Complying with the immigration laws (as 
defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)). 
(2) Assisting or cooperating with Federal law 
enforcement entities, officials, or other personnel re-
garding the enforcement of the immigration laws. 
(3) Undertaking any one of the following law 
enforcement activities as they relate to information 
regarding the citizenship or immigration status, law-
ful or unlawful, the inadmissibility or deportability, 
and the custody status, of any individual: 
(A) Making inquiries to any individual to 
obtain such information regarding such indi-
vidual or any other individuals. 
(B) Notifying the Federal Government re-
garding the presence of individuals who are en-
countered by law enforcement officials or other 
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personnel of a State or political subdivision of 
a State. 
(C) Complying with requests for such in-
formation from Federal law enforcement enti-
ties, officials, or other personnel. 
SEC. 70112. OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL LEGAL ADVISOR. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2025, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,320,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2029, for the purposes described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available under 
subsection (a) shall only be used for purposes of hiring 
additional support staff and attorneys within the Office 
of the Principal Legal Advisor to represent the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security in removal proceedings. 
SEC. 70113. RETURN OF ALIENS ARRIVING FROM CONTIG-
UOUS TERRITORY. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Department 
of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2025, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$500,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2029, for the purposes described in subsection (b). 
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