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![DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement WARRANT OF REMOVAL/DEPORTATION
To any immigration officer of the United States Department of Homeland Security: [Blank full name] who entered the United States at [blank port of entry] on [blank date] is subject to removal/deportation from the United States, based on a final order by (a series of check-boxes follow)
- an immigration judge in exclusion, deportation, or removal proceedings
- a designated official
- the Board of Immigration Appeals
- a United States District or Magistrate Court Judge
and pursuant to the following provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act
I the undersigned officer of the United States, by virtue of the power and authority vested in the Secretary of Homeland Security under the laws of the United Stats and by his or her direction, command you to take into custody and remove from the United States the above-named alien pursuant to law, at the expense of:
[blank spaces follow for signature of immigration officer, title of immigration officer, and date and office location]
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![To be completed by immigration officer executing the warrant: Name of alien being removed: [blank space]
Port, date, and manner of removal: [blank space]
Underneath are spots for photos of the person and right index fingerprint, followed by a signature of the person being fingerprinted and the signature and title of the immigration officer, and a line for the officer to sign if they witnessed the person's departure. There's a space underneath for a narrative "if actual departure is not witnessed, fully identify the sources or means of verification of departure."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreih2mteb5hyzpgxat3d6u23g5kyxbk2vuurmyos63ge4seov5wdrjy)
![May 12, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel
FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director
SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y)
Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifrzrvaszfhj4bzhgtyvx3fm6ht4kc2zrwtvozijyxl3zxgp7vx6a)
