As part of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) adjustments of various civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by DOJ components, the agency issued a final rule raising penalty fees for certain immigration-related violations. The rule, effective July 3, 2025, applies to violations occurring after November 2, 2015, the date the Bipartisan Budget Act was enacted.
The rule includes raised penalty fees for violations such as employment of unauthorized workers, failure to notify of a final non-confirmation of an employee’s employment eligibility, unfair immigration-related employment practices, and document fraud.
