Comment Submitted by National Immigration Project

Summary: The National Immigration Project, a national nonprofit membership organization, opposes the proposed rule to increase the fee for noncitizens ordered removed in absentia. They argue the rule is unlawful because it exceeds the statutory authority for inflation adjustments and misinterprets the "partial reimbursement" language of the statute. Additionally, they contend the rule unfairly punishes noncitizens for increased in absentia orders caused by specific DHS and EOIR policies.