ICE has given senior officials in its local Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) offices authority to revoke certain releases under Orders of Supervision, according to delegation order DO99-004. The order took effect on June 10, 2026, and was highlighted by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) on October 29. The document concerns people who have already received final removal orders but are living outside detention under ICE supervision.
The important distinction: This is a delegation of decision-making authority, not an announcement that everyone with an Order of Supervision will be detained. The legal grounds for revocation depend on the regulation under which the person was released.
Who can make the decision?
DO99-004 delegates specified revocation authority to ERO Field Office Directors, Deputy Field Office Directors and Assistant Field Office Directors. These are senior officials who oversee local immigration enforcement operations. The order does not itself change an individual's removal order or require that a release be revoked.
Two types of supervised release—and different rules
People released under 8 C.F.R. § 241.4 may face revocation on several grounds described in subsection (l), including violating release conditions, circumstances making continued release inappropriate, or steps toward enforcing a removal order. The regulation provides for notice of the reasons and an informal interview after return to custody.
For a person released under 8 C.F.R. § 241.13 because removal was not significantly likely in the reasonably foreseeable future, the analysis is different. Section 241.13(i) addresses revocation for violation of supervision conditions or changed circumstances that make removal reasonably foreseeable. It also provides notice and a prompt informal interview after redetention, with an opportunity to present information.
That distinction matters: an ICE order delegating authority cannot be read as eliminating the separate regulatory standards or procedures.
What is an Order of Supervision?
An Order of Supervision, often documented on Form I-220B, permits some people with final removal orders to remain outside ICE detention while complying with conditions. Those may include reporting to ICE, cooperating in efforts to obtain travel documents and keeping the agency informed of required changes. An Order of Supervision is not lawful permanent residence and does not cancel the underlying removal order.
What should affected people check?
The most useful starting point is the actual release paperwork: whether the person was released under § 241.4 or § 241.13, the conditions on Form I-220B and the record of compliance. People should preserve notices, reporting confirmations, correspondence about travel documents and any written change to supervision requirements. Anyone facing a revocation or new detention should seek individual legal advice promptly because the grounds and available procedures depend on the case.
DO99-004 is therefore consequential for who can make decisions within ICE, but it is not proof of a new nationwide detention sweep or automatic redetention of everyone reporting to ICE.