# 2025-20719: ICE Revives IMAGE Employer Agreement Data Collection Quietly

2025-20719, Agency Information Collection Activities; Reinstatement, Without Change, of a Previously Approved Collection: ICE Mutual Agreement Between Government and Employers (IMAGE), is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement published 2025-11-24, effective Comments are accepted until December 24, 2025. (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20719
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20719
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Reinstatement, Without Change, of a Previously Approved Collection: ICE Mutual Agreement Between Government and Employers (IMAGE)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Citation: 90 FR 52990
- Published: 2025-11-24
- Effective: Comments are accepted until December 24, 2025.
- Comments close: 2025-12-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

ICE Revives IMAGE Employer Agreement Data Collection Quietly

## Summary

ICE is bringing back its IMAGE program info collection with no changes, giving employers and government partners a smooth way to work together on immigration compliance. This notice invites the public to comment by December 24, 2025, but no changes or new costs are expected. If you’re an employer involved in this program, now’s the time to share your thoughts or just stay tuned!

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. This information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 18, 2025, allowing for a 60-day comment period. ICE received no comments. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.

## Effects PRIA read

- IMAGE form reinstated; time burden stays same: cost, low. ICE is reinstating the IMAGE Self-Assessment Questionnaire without changes. The agency estimates 66 responses at 90 minutes (1.5 hours) per response for a total annual burden of 99 hours, and says no new costs are expected. Comments on the collection are accepted through December 24, 2025.
- Participation is voluntary, not mandatory: benefit, low. ICE states that no private sector entity is required to participate in the IMAGE program. You can choose whether your business completes the IMAGE application to be evaluated for inclusion in the program.
- Submitted IMAGE information may be public: cost, low. ICE states that information obtained from companies through IMAGE should be available to the public. If your business submits an IMAGE application, some of the information you provide could be publicly accessible.

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## Sources
- [2025-20719 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20719/agency-information-collection-activities-reinstatement-without-change-of-a-previously-approved)
- [2025-20719 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20719.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20719 (as of 2026-06-08).