National Immigration Project Submits Comment Opposing Increased Fee for ICE Stay Request

On May 7, 2026, DHS proposed an increase in the fee to seek a stay of removal from ICE, from $155 to $755. The National Immigration Project submitted a comment strongly opposing the increase, arguing that ICE almost never grants fee waivers or stays, that ICE has a multi-billion dollar budget and does not need to collect these fees from noncitizens, and that DHS did not consider recent BIA precedent, requiring noncitizens to submit the stay request to DHS before seeking a sty with the BIA.