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policies between January 2017 and May 2021

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  1. January 2021

    1. January 19, 2021

      POTUS issues 18-month Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for certain Venezuelans

      Subject Matter: Enforcement
      Agency: DHS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders
    2. January 19, 2021

      DHS signs labor agreement with AFGE National ICE Council 118, ceding unprecedented policy power to union

      Subject Matter: Detention Interior Enforcement
      Agency: ICE
      Status: Final/Actual
      Types of Action: Agency Directive Change in Practice
    3. January 15, 2021

      DOL expands applicability to secondary employers of filing requirements for LCAs

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agency: DOL
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    4. January 15, 2021

      Reported: DHS signed agreements with states self-imposing six-month notice-and-comment period

      Subject Matter: Border Interior
      Agency: DHS
      Status: Reported
      Type of Action: Change in Practice
    5. January 14, 2021

      DOL issues rule restructuring prevailing wage system, increasing minimums

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agency: DOL
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation Enjoined
      Type of Action: Rule
    6. January 13, 2021

      EOIR announces Policy Manual, subsuming BIA and Immigration Court Practice Manuals

      Subject Matter: Hearings and Adjudications
      Agency: EOIR
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    7. January 11, 2021

      DOL issues direct final rule on e-filing and e-service for ARB proceedings

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based Hearings and Adjudications
      Agency: DOL
      Status: Proposed Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Rule
    8. January 11, 2021

      DOL announces proposed rulemaking and direct final rule on e-filing and e-service for Office of Administrative Law Judges proceedings

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based Hearings and Adjudications
      Agency: DOL
      Status: Proposed
      Types of Action: Adjudication Rule
    9. January 8, 2021

      DHS issues rule for wage-based H-1B cap selection process

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Rule
    10. January 5, 2021

      ORR proposes changes to application and agreement for sponsors of unaccompanied minors

      Subject Matter: Minors
      Agency: ORR
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection
    11. January 4, 2021

      DHS and DOL issue direct final rule extending DOL discretionary review to H-2B temporary labor certification cases

      Subject Matter: Labor Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agencies: DHS DOL
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Rule

  1. December 2020

    1. December 31, 2020

      COVID-19: CDC order requires negative COVID-19 test from all passengers entering U.S.

      Subject Matter: Border
      Agencies: CBP CDC
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    2. December 29, 2020

      ICE further limits asylum relief for children

      Subject Matter: Minors
      Agency: ICE
      Status: Reported
      Types of Action: Agency Directive Change in Practice
    3. December 23, 2020

      EOIR and USCIS issue communicable-disease security bars to asylum and withholding eligibility

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT
      Agencies: CBP USCIS DHS EOIR
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Rule
    4. December 18, 2020

      DHS finalizes Asylum Cooperative Agreement (ACA) with Honduras

      Subject Matter: Enforcement Humanitarian
      Agency: DHS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    5. December 18, 2020

      ORR requests to continue an information collection about services provided to unaccompanied minors

      Subject Matter: Minors Detention
      Agency: ORR
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection
    6. December 1, 2020

      EOIR Director creates master calendar rules specifically for non-detained, represented cases

      Subject Matter: Hearings and Adjudications
      Agency: EOIR
      Status: Final/Actual
      Types of Action: Agency Directive Change in Practice

  1. November 2020

    1. November 19, 2020

      CBP proposes expanding biometrics collection for noncitizen entries, departures

      Subject Matter: Border
      Agency: CBP
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Rule
    2. November 17, 2020

      USCIS announces proposed revisions to Form I-914, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status for trafficking victims

      Subject Matter: U/T/VAWA
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection
    3. November 13, 2020

      USCIS revises naturalization test, making civics portion more difficult

      Subject Matter: Naturalization
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    4. November 5, 2020

      DOL issues final rule on Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H-2A agricultural laborers

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agency: DOL
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation Enjoined
      Type of Action: Rule

  1. October 2020

    1. October 8, 2020

      DHS issues interim final rule narrowing H-1B criteria

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agencies: USCIS DOL
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation Enjoined Renewed
      Type of Action: Rule
    2. October 2, 2020

      USCIS proposes changes to affidavit of support requirements

      Subject Matter: Immigrant Visas
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Proposed
      Types of Action: Forms and Information Collection Rule

  1. September 2020

    1. September 23, 2020

      DHS issues a temporary rule requiring the use of USCIS-contracted telephonic interpreters in asylum interviews

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Hearings and Adjudications
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Rule

  1. July 2020

    1. July 24, 2020

      ORR proposes new information collection about release of unaccompanied minors from ORR custody

      Subject Matter: Minors Detention
      Agency: ORR
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection
    2. July 21, 2020

      POTUS issues memorandum excluding undocumented immigrants from apportionment base

      Subject Matter: Citizenship
      Agency: Other
      Status: In Litigation Enjoined
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. June 2020

    1. June 22, 2020

      COVID-19: POTUS issues proclamation freezing certain nonimmigrant visas through the end of 2020

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: USCIS DOL DOS
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation Renewed
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. April 2020

    1. April 22, 2020

      COVID-19: POTUS issues proclamation suspending entry of designated immigrants for 60 days

      Subject Matter: Border Non-Immigrant Visas Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: CBP USCIS DOS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. March 2020

    1. March 30, 2020

      COVID-19: USCIS announces flexibility for applicants responding to Requests for Evidence, Notices of Intent to Deny, and other USCIS requests

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas Immigrant Visas
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Types of Action: Change in Practice Forms and Information Collection
    2. March 20, 2020

      COVID-19: DHS announces flexibility in requirements related to Form I-9 compliance

      Subject Matter: Employment Verification
      Agency: ICE
      Status: Final/Actual
      Types of Action: Change in Practice Forms and Information Collection
    3. March 11, 2020

      COVID-19: POTUS issues proclamation suspending entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants previously physically present in Schengen Area

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: DHS DOS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. January 2020

    1. January 31, 2020

      POTUS issues Presidential Proclamation 9983, adding six new countries to Travel Ban

      Subject Matter: Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: CBP USCIS Bureau of Consular Affairs
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. November 2019

    1. November 19, 2019

      USCIS issues policy guidance on Special Immigrant Juvenile classification

      Subject Matter: Minors Immigrant Visas: Special Immigrant Humanitarian
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. October 2019

    1. October 11, 2019

      State Department acts on 'Public Charge' changes, including issuing Interim Final Rule

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: USCIS Bureau of Consular Affairs
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation
      Type of Action: Rule
    2. October 1, 2019

      EOIR Director modifies BIA case processing, creates internal deadlines

      Subject Matter: Hearings and Adjudications
      Agency: EOIR
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. September 2019

    1. September 26, 2019

      POTUS issues EO 13888, limiting refugee resettlement to state and localities consenting to receive refugees

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agencies: USCIS ORR Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration State & Local Entities
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation Enjoined
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders
    2. September 25, 2019

      United States and Honduras sign "safe" third country agreement

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Border
      Agencies: CBP USCIS DOJ
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    3. September 23, 2019

      DHS extends TPS designation for Syria

      Subject Matter: TPS
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    4. September 20, 2019

      United States and El Salvador sign "safe" third country agreement

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Border
      Agencies: CBP USCIS DOJ
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. August 2019

    1. August 14, 2019

      USCIS issues final rule on public charge inadmissibility grounds

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas Immigrant Visas
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation Enjoined
      Type of Action: Rule

  1. July 2019

    1. July 26, 2019

      United States and Guatemala sign "safe" third country agreement

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Border
      Agencies: CBP USCIS DOJ
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    2. July 26, 2019

      DOL proposes rule that would change H-2A labor certification process

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agency: DOL
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Rule
    3. July 11, 2019

      POTUS issues EO 13880 on Collecting Information about Citizenship Status in Connection with 2020 Census

      Subject Matter: Citizenship
      Agencies: DHS DOS HHS SSA
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders
    4. July 1, 2019

      DOL limits its discretionary power in certifying U, T visas

      Subject Matter: U/T/VAWA
      Agency: DOL
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. May 2019

    1. May 23, 2019

      POTUS issues memo ordering strict enforcement of sponsor-reimbursement laws

      Subject Matter: Humanitarian
      Agencies: DHS DOJ DOS HHS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders
    2. May 19, 2019

      HUD proposes rule to exclude undocumented immigrants from federal housing assistance

      Subject Matter: Humanitarian
      Agencies: USCIS Other
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Rule

  1. March 2019

    1. March 28, 2019

      POTUS extends period of Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians

      Subject Matter: Humanitarian
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders
    2. March 11, 2019

      White House FY2020 Budget Proposal includes $8.6 billion in border wall funding

      Subject Matter: Border Interior
      Agencies: CBP ICE USCIS Other
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Legislation

  1. February 2019

    1. February 15, 2019

      POTUS declares national emergency to "build the wall" along the southern U.S. border

      Subject Matter: Border
      Agencies: CBP DOD
      Status: In Litigation
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders
    2. February 12, 2019

      ICE issues guidance on Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Border
      Agencies: ICE EOIR
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. January 2019

    1. January 28, 2019

      USCIS issues guidance for implementing Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Border
      Agencies: CBP USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    2. January 28, 2019

      CBP issues guidance for implementing Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Border
      Agencies: CBP USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. December 2018

    1. December 20, 2018

      DHS announces Migrant Protection Protocols

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Border
      Agencies: CBP USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation
      Types of Action: Agency Directive Change in Practice

  1. June 2018

    1. June 20, 2018

      POTUS issues EO 13841, directing families to be detained together and seeking modification of Flores settlement.

      Subject Matter: Minors Border Detention
      Agencies: CBP ICE DOD EOIR ORR
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders
    2. June 19, 2018

      ICE uses civil fines to target people in sanctuary

      Subject Matter: Sanctuary Restrictions
      Agency: ICE
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. April 2018

    1. April 6, 2018

      POTUS issues memorandum ending "catch and release" at the border

      Subject Matter: Border
      Agencies: CBP ICE USCIS AG ORR
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders
    2. April 6, 2018

      DOJ announces "zero tolerance" policy on Southwest border

      Subject Matter: Border
      Agencies: CBP AG
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. January 2018

    1. January 31, 2018

      DHS extends TPS for Syria

      Subject Matter: TPS
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. December 2017

    1. December 14, 2017

      DHS plans to propose rule to rescind work authorization for H-4 spouses of H-1B visa holders

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: In Regulatory Agenda
      Type of Action: Rule

  1. November 2017

    1. November 15, 2017

      DOJ warns 29 jurisdictions about losing Byrne JAG funds for non-compliance with § 1373

      Subject Matter: Sanctuary Restrictions
      Agencies: DOJ State & Local Entities
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation Enjoined
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. October 2017

    1. October 24, 2017

      POTUS issues EO 13815, announcing resumption of refugee admissions with new extreme vetting procedures

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agencies: USCIS DOJ Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. September 2017

    1. September 24, 2017

      POTUS issues Presidential Proclamation 9645, restricting visas as part of travel ban Executive Order 13780

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: CBP USCIS Bureau of Consular Affairs
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. August 2017

    1. August 16, 2017

      DHS terminates Central American Minors (CAM) Parole Program

      Subject Matter: Minors
      Agencies: USCIS Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation
      Type of Action: Program Termination
    2. August 16, 2017

      ORR announces Community Safety Initiative to review unaccompanied minor policies

      Subject Matter: Minors Interior
      Agencies: ICE ORR DOJ State & Local Entities
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. April 2017

    1. April 18, 2017

      POTUS issues "Buy American and Hire American" EO 13788, calling for H-1B reform proposals

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agencies: USCIS Bureau of Consular Affairs DOL
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. March 2017

    1. March 31, 2017

      USCIS restricts H-1B eligibility for computer programmers

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    2. March 6, 2017

      POTUS issues EO 13780, extending travel ban and instructing agencies to enhance screening of certain foreign nationals

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: CBP USCIS Bureau of Consular Affairs
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders
    3. March 6, 2017

      President issues memo implementing heightened vetting of visa applications and reporting requirements

      Subject Matter: Refugees Non-Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: USCIS DHS Bureau of Consular Affairs ORR DOJ Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. January 2017

    1. January 25, 2017

      POTUS issues EO 13768, broadly expanding enforcement priorities and mandating enhancements to interior enforcement

      Subject Matter: Detention Interior Sanctuary Restrictions
      Agencies: ICE AG DOS
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders
    2. January 25, 2017

      POTUS issues EO 13767, regarding border security and immigration enforcement

      Subject Matter: Border Detention Interior
      Agencies: CBP ICE
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders
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