Since February 28, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Companies (USCIS) has initiated removing proceedings towards greater than 26,700 people with out authorized authorization to stay in the US, following new steering on issuing Notices to Seem (NTAs).
The coverage shift is a part of President Donald Trump’s broader Government Order Defending the American Folks Towards Invasion, geared toward strengthening enforcement of immigration legal guidelines to safeguard nationwide safety, public security, and the integrity of the U.S. immigration system.
“This replace has helped USCIS implement present immigration legal guidelines by as soon as once more issuing NTAs to detachable aliens in the US,” stated USCIS Spokesman Matthew Tragesser. “Beneath the management of President Trump and Secretary Noem, we’ve returned to commonsense NTA insurance policies and since February 2025, have issued tens of hundreds of NTAs to revive integrity and make sure the safety of our nation’s immigration system.”
The revised NTA steering displays a return to a stricter immigration enforcement posture. USCIS can also be collaborating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by offering volunteers to help its operations.
These enforcement efforts have led to a median of roughly 1,840 NTAs issued per week, together with about 500 asylum-related NTAs weekly and 100 NTAs linked to Non permanent Protected Standing (TPS) circumstances every week. The coverage has resulted in a 2,811% improve in fraud-related NTAs in comparison with figures in the course of the earlier Biden-Harris administration.
Beneath the brand new steering, USCIS typically points NTAs following unfavorable choices on profit requests for immigrants deemed detachable. Prosecutorial discretion is utilized solely in restricted circumstances. Importantly, the steering doesn’t alter NTA issuance procedures required by regulation for TPS or Deferred Motion for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.
Moreover, the termination of a nation’s TPS designation, such as Haiti, by the Secretary of Homeland Safety could set off NTA issuance for former TPS beneficiaries with no different legitimate standing within the U.S. These people are inspired to depart the nation voluntarily and use the U.S. Customs and Border Safety’s CBP One app to report their departure.
