National Immigrant Justice Center, “Explainer – Trump and Congress’s Punishing New Immigration Fees”

Topics: Adjustment of Status (AOS), Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Fee Waivers, Parole, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Trainings & Guidance, Work Authorization

Tags: 2025 Policies, Affirmative, Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Cancellation of removal, Defensive, EOIR, Humanitarian Parole & Re-Parole, I-485: Adjustment of Status (AOS), I-589: Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, I-765: Employment Authorization Document (EAD)/Work Authorization, I-821: Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Practice Advisories, Removal Proceedings, T Visa, U nonimmigrant status (U visa), US Government Policy, USCIS

Published on: 08-18-2025

Updated on: 08-18-2025

Explainer from National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) on the new immigration fees enacted pursuant to the H.R.1 megabill signed into law on July 4, 2025. Includes a chart reviewing the July 2025 immigration fee changes, last updated on July 22, 2025.