Authorities

G-1530, USCIS Tip Form, Authorities

• INA § 103(a)(1) - The Secretary of Homeland Security has the authority to administer and enforce the INA.

• INA § 287(b) - The Secretary may designate officers or employees to take and consider evidence concerning any matter which is material or relevant to the enforcement of the INA.  

• INA §§ 103(a)(4), 287(b); 8 C.F.R. § 2.1 - These authorities may be delegated.

• Executive Order 13,780, Mar. 9, 2017, (82 FR 13209). This Executive Order directs the Department of Homeland Security to implement, among other things, appropriate means for ensuring the proper collection of all information necessary for a rigorous evaluation of all grounds of inadmissibility or grounds for the denial of other immigration benefits.

• DHS Delegation of Authorities 0150 – USCIS has authority to administer the INA.

• DHS Delegation 0150.1(II)(I) - USCIS may investigate alleged civil and criminal violations of the INA, including but not limited to, alleged fraud with respect to applications or determinations within USCIS and make recommendations for prosecutions or other appropriate actions when deemed advisable.

• DHS Delegation 0150.1(II)(N) - USCIS may place aliens in removal proceedings.

• DHS Delegation 0150.1(II)(S) and  INA §§ 287(a)-(b),(f) and 235(d)(3)-(4)- USCIS may interrogate aliens, issue subpoenas, administer oaths, take and consider evidence, and fingerprint or photograph aliens.