Article 52Enforcement of Written Deportation Order

①A written deportation order is to be enforced by an immigration control officer.

②Upon the request by a supervising immigration inspector who finds it necessary due to shortage of immigration control officers, a police officer or a coast guard officer may enforce a written deportation order.

③In enforcing a written deportation order, an immigration control officer (including a police officer or a coast guard officer enforcing a written deportation order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this Article and Article 55-2, paragraph (5)) must show the written deportation order or its copy to the foreign national subject to deportation and promptly deport the foreign national to the destination of deportation provided in Article 53; provided, however, that the immigration control officer is to hand over the foreign national to a carrier if the carrier is to send back the foreign national pursuant to the provisions of Article 59.

④In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if a person for whom a deportation order was issued seeks to voluntarily depart Japan at their own expense, the director of the immigration detention center or the supervising immigration inspector may permit them to do so based on an application filed by the person. In this case, notwithstanding the entries in the written deportation order or the provisions of Article 53, the director of the immigration detention center or the supervising immigration inspector may decide the destination of deportation of the person based on their application.

⑤With regard to a person who has been granted the permission pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (limited to a person who has never in the past been deported from Japan or departed from Japan under a departure order pursuant to the provisions of Article 55-85, paragraph (1)), if the Minister of Justice finds it appropriate taking into consideration the conduct of the person, the facts that constituted the grounds for deportation and other circumstances, the Minister may, based on an application from the person and only in the case where the person voluntarily departs from Japan based on the permission pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph by the date provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, make a decision that, with regard to the landing of the person in Japan after departure, the period during which the person is to be denied landing on the grounds of having been deported is to be 1 year, except where the person seeks to engage in the activities set forth in the right-hand column corresponding to "Temporary Visitor" in Appended Table I (3).

⑥If the Minister of Justice has made the decision set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Minister is to notify the person who has been granted the permission pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) to that effect in writing, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

⑧The supervising immigration inspector who has received the notice pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must examine whether to place the person subject to deportation under supervision measures pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article or to detain the person. In this case, if the supervising immigration inspector has decided to detain the person, the inspector is to notify the immigration control officer that the officer may detain the person in an immigration detention center, etc., or any other place designated by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency or by the supervising immigration inspector entrusted by the Commissioner, until the time deportation becomes possible.

⑨The immigration control officer who has received the notice pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is to detain the person subject to deportation in an immigration detention center, etc., or any other place designated by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency or by the supervising immigration inspector entrusted by the Commissioner, until the time deportation becomes possible.

⑩In the case where detention has been carried out pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or Article 52-4, paragraph (5) or the main clause of paragraph (6), if it becomes clear that the person subject to deportation cannot be deported, the director of the immigration detention center or the supervising immigration inspector may release the person by placing restrictions on the place of residence and scope of activities, an obligation to appear upon receiving summons, as well as imposing other conditions found to be necessary.

⑪In releasing a person pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the director of the immigration detention center or the supervising immigration inspector is to issue to the person being released a special release permit stating the conditions imposed pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

⑫If it is necessary in order to deport a person to whom a written deportation order has been issued, the supervising immigration inspector may order the person, setting a reasonable period, to perform an application for the issuance of a passport or any other act provided for by Ministry of Justice Order as an act necessary for deportation.

⑬If necessary, the supervising immigration inspector may extend the period set pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph by setting a reasonable period.

⑭The immigration control officer may make inquiries to public offices or public or private organizations and request reports on necessary information if found necessary for the enforcement of the written deportation order.