DHS Delegates Enforcement Authority to USCIS Director

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) delegation of authority (DHS Delegation 15006) to the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to order expedited removal, issue orders of arrest and removal, and detain noncitizens. The delegation supersedes and replaces paragraph 3 of section III, “Reservations,” of DHS Delegation 0150.1, issued 6/5/03.

Special thanks to the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) for sharing this memorandum after obtaining it in a FOIA lawsuit.