U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced it will no longer fine undocumented immigrants who have not left the United States.
Previously, undocumented immigrants were subject to fines of up to $799 per day if they didn't comply with deportation orders, according to CNN. People who failed to voluntarily depart the U.S. faced a fine of $3,000, adjusted for inflation, the story reported.
ICE will also cancel the fines given out to undocumented immigrants already and take back two President Trump-era orders related to collecting the fines, which date back to 2018.
"There is no indication that these penalties promoted compliance with noncitizens' departure obligations," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement to CNN. "We can enforce our immigration laws without resorting to ineffective and unnecessary punitive measures."
January 20 is when ICE stopped issuing fines. Meanwhile, the number of those arrested and deported has fallen after President Biden took office when he signed an order stating that those who pose a threat to public safety, border and national security take precedence.