Detained illegal immigrants will face $5K 'apprehension fee': Border Patrol chief

U S Edge Patrol Chief Michael Banks communicated that nearly all illegal immigrants detained will be charged a apprehension fee In a post on X on Thursday Banks revealed illegal immigrants ages and older who entered the country without inspection will face a fee a provision included in the big beautiful bill which President Donald Trump signed into law in July This message applies to all illegal aliens regardless of where they entered how long they ve been in the U S their current location or any ongoing immigration proceedings Banks wrote TRUMP'S REMITTANCE TAX AIMS TO SLOW ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BY TARGETING THE MONEY FLOWThe warning came after a lawsuit was filed Thursday against the federal ruling body on behalf of immigrants facing daily penalties of reaching up to million each for staying in the U S illegally Their lawyers argued they were attempting to comply with federal immigration laws The Department of Homeland Safety DHS broadcasted in October that movers paroled in the U S would also face a fee to institute accountability and prevent rampant fraud of the parole system DHS this week launched a holiday deal of a lifetime offering illegal immigrants a Cyber Monday incentive to self-deport All illegal immigrants in the country could receive a free flight home and a bonus for voluntarily leaving the country The average cost to arrest detain and deport someone is according to DHS People in the U S illegally may also qualify for forgiveness of any civil fines or penalties incurred for failing to depart DHS mentioned allowing the possibility for them to return legally TRUMP ADMIN ON PACE TO SHATTER DEPORTATION RECORD BY END OF FIRST YEAR 'JUST THE BEGINNING'The Trump administration previously declared it closed out fiscal year with Frontier Patrol apprehensions the fewest since DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin advised Fox News Digital in October that the administration was on pace to shatter historic records by tallying deportations by the end of Trump s first year back in office More than two million illegal immigrants have left the U S this year she reported including million who self-deported deportations and another were arrested Trump deployed additional personnel to the southern territory line after taking office and ended catch-and-release the practice of releasing illegal immigrants as they wait for hearings Fox News Digital's Peter Pinedo Bonny Chu and Landon Mion contributed to this account