ICE Drops a Half-Million-Dollar Charge On Illegal Alien Who’s Refusing To Leave The US

ICE is no longer fining several illegal aliens who are defying court orders to leave the United States, marking a reversal from several months prior, according to a letter.
ICE told Daily Caller News Foundation that, while most of the charges have been dropped for now, these individuals are still unlawfully present in the U.S., and the decision could be reassessed in the future.
One illegal alien allegedly hiding in a church for at least two years was charged nearly half a million dollars for remaining in the U.S. illegally, despite a judge’s order to leave.


Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is no longer charging illegal aliens hundreds of thousands of dollars for refusing to leave the United States, according to a letter sent to immigrant families.

ICE — the agency tasked with carrying out immigration enforcement, including the deportation of illegal aliens — began mailing high-dollar fines in June to numerous foreign nationals who repeatedly ignored orders to leave the country, according to letters made public. One of the fines neared half a million dollars. However, in recent letters to these same illegal aliens, the agency said those fines have been retracted.

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The way the government calculates how each alien is charged explains how the fines can become exorbitant over time.

“Existing Department of Homeland Security regulations have set the financial penalty for failing to voluntarily depart the United States at $3,000 — currently adjusted for inflation — unless an immigration judge specifically orders a higher or lower amount within a statutory range of between $1,000 and $5,000,” the agency stated. “Under the INA, the civil penalty for willfully refusing to depart the United States pursuant to a final order of removal is no more than $500 per day; currently adjusted to $799 due to inflation.”

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