USCIS has begun the process of removing 26 migrants since February: How it works

Effective February 28, 2025, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began issuing notices to appear (NTAs) for deportation. Since then, removal proceedings have been initiated against more than 26 people who have no legal basis to be in the United States.

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The new rules were introduced in response to President Trump's executive order to protect Americans from illegal immigration. They are aimed at ensuring national security, public safety, and the integrity of the U.S. immigration system.

“These changes have helped us return to strict immigration enforcement, and we have begun issuing notices of removal to those who are in the country unlawfully,” said USCIS spokesman Matthew Tragesser. “Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, we have issued tens of thousands of notices of removal since February 2025 to restore order and security to our immigration system.”

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The new NTA policy is part of an effort to restore fairness to legal immigration. USCIS is assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by providing volunteers to support their work. It has also stepped up screening of immigration applications to prevent abuses. As a result, about 1840 removal notices are now issued per week, and the number of fraud-related notices has increased by 2811% compared to the Biden-Harris administration. About 500 asylum notices and 100 TPS notices are issued per week. This has helped reduce abuse of the immigration system through humanitarian programs and TPS.

Under the new rules, USCIS generally issues notices of removal after a denial of immigration benefits if the person is subject to removal. In rare cases, the agency may be flexible and not issue a notice. The rules for cases where an NTA is required by law have not changed, nor have the procedures for TPS or DACA cases (for those who came to the U.S. as children).

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If a country loses TPS status, its former beneficiaries who have no other legal basis to remain in the U.S. may receive a notice of deportation. Those individuals must leave the country and are advised to report their departure through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection app CBP Home.

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