Immigration user fees

Section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking In addition to any other fee and inserting the following: (1) In general In addition to any other fee; (B) by inserting and except as provided in subsection (e), before the Attorney General shall charge and collect; (C) by striking $7 and inserting a fee in an amount specified in paragraph (2); and (D) by adding at the end the following: (2) Initial amount For purposes of this section, the amount specified in this section for fiscal year 2025 shall be not less than $10. (3) Subsequent adjustment Beginning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount specified in this subsection for a fiscal year shall be equal to the sum of— (A) the amount imposed under this subsection for the prior fiscal year; and (B) rounded to the next lowest multiple of $0.25, the amount referred to in subparagraph (A), multiplied by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the month of July preceding the date on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the same month of the preceding calendar year. (4) Crediting of amounts Of amounts collected under this subsection $1 per individual for immigration inspection or preinspection as described in this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. (5) No waiver A fee imposed under this subsection shall not be waived or reduced.; and (2) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2); and (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B) above), by striking The Attorney General shall charge and all that follows through this requirement shall not apply to and inserting the following: No fee shall be charged under subsection (d) for.