United States Code

8 U.S.C. § 1324d

Civil penalties for failure to depart

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Bills that would change it 27

  • S 4769 Illegal Immigration Cost Recovery Act Amends 1324d(a) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 4501 BACK OFF Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 3227 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 2851 WISE Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 293 WALL Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 5145 WISE Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 7229 WALL Act of 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 4319 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 8992 Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 4069 Affordable and Secure Food Act of 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 3591 Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 381 No Coyote Cash Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 332 WALL Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 5282 Affordable and Secure Food Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 9474 WISE Act of 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 7464 Anti-Caravan Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 3530 Illegal Immigration Penalty Enhancement Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 3146 WALL Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 1537 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor o... Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 1603 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 858 Preventing Visa Overstays Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 5038 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 4916 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 1631 A bill to establish criminal penalties for aliens who fail to depart before the expiration of their visas. Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 53 WALL Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 2192 SECURE Act of 2017 Amends 1324d(a)(2) · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 1757 Building America's Trust Act Amends 1324d(a)(2) · introduced · 115th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.

(a) In general Any alien subject to a final order of removal who— (1) willfully fails or refuses to— (A) depart from the United States pursuant to the order, (B) make timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary for departure, or (C) present for removal at the time and place required by the Attorney General; or (2) conspires to or takes any action designed to prevent or hamper the alien’s departure pursuant to the order, shall pay a civil penalty of not more than $500 to the Commissioner for each day the alien is in violation of this section. (b) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish or qualify any penalties to which an alien may be subject for activities proscribed by section 1253(a) of this title or any other section of this chapter.
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