8 CFR 1241.6
§ 1241.6 Administrative stay of removal.
United States · 8 CFR — Aliens and Nationality · Status: effective
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- 8 CFR 1241.6, § 1241.6 Administrative stay of removal, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/32823
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(a) An alien under a final order of deportation or removal may seek a stay of deportation or removal from the Department of Homeland Security as provided in 8 CFR 241.6.
(b) A denial of a stay by the Department of Homeland Security shall not preclude an immigration judge or the Board from granting a stay in connection with a previously filed motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider as provided in 8 CFR part 1003.
(c) The Service shall take all reasonable steps to comply with a stay granted by an immigration judge or the Board. However, such a stay shall cease to have effect if granted (or communicated) after the alien has been placed aboard an aircraft or other conveyance for removal and the normal boarding has been completed.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.