Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Delegation to Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), to Order Expedited Removal and Enforce Immigration Laws

Document dated May 2, 2025. 

DHS delegated to USCIS the authority to order expedited removal, issue and execute ICE detainers, detain and release noncitizens on bond, remove noncitizens from the country, and investigate alleged civil and criminal violations of immigration laws.To implement this delegation of authority, DHS issued a final rule that went into effect October 6, 2025. The same day that the final rule was published, USCIS announced that they will be hiring “special agents” to implement this new delegation.