8 U.S.C. § 1815: Inadmissible alien apprehension fee

In addition to any other fee authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require the payment of a fee, equal to the amount specified in subsection (b), by any inadmissible alien at the time such alien is apprehended between ports of entry. $5,000; or such amount as the Secretary of Homeland Security may establish, by rule. the amount of the fee required under this subsection for the most recently concluded fiscal year; and the product resulting from the multiplication of the amount referred to in subparagraph (A) 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, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10. shall be credited to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; shall be deposited into the Detention and Removal Office Fee Account; and may be retained and expended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement without further appropriation; and any amounts collected pursuant to this section that are not credited to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. All of the fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.