ICE Seeks Permission to Keep Using Same Paperwork
Published Date: 12/15/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security’s ICE is extending the approval to collect info about who can act as your attorney in fact or cancel that permission. This affects people who need to officially name or remove someone to handle their legal or financial matters. Comments on this process are open until February 13, 2026, and there’s no new cost or big changes—just keeping things running smoothly.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
ICE keeps I-312/I-312A active
ICE is extending approval to continue using Form I-312 (Designation of Attorney in Fact) and Form I-312A (Revocation of Designation). If you are an Obligor who posted an immigration bond, Form I-312 lets you name a third party to receive the return of collateral (the principal and interest on bond cancellation, or interest on bond breach), and Form I-312A lets you revoke a prior designation.
Time burden to file forms
Filing Form I-312 or I-312A takes about 1 hour per response. ICE estimates 193 responses annually for a total of 193 burden hours per year.
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