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  1. November 2025

    1. November 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration uses Migration and Refugee Assistance to pay countries accepting deportations of third-country nationals

      Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 30, 2025 2.0

      President Trump sets record-low refugee cap of 7,500 for fiscal year 2026

      Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 1, 2025 2.0

      USCIS expands interview criteria for refugee and asylee adjustment of status applications

      RefugeesAsylum, Withholding and CATImmigrant Visas: Family-Based Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. July 2025

    1. July 21, 2025 2.0

      State Department initiates deportation of lawful permanent residents with alleged ties to Haitian terrorist group

      Interior Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationICEDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 29, 2025 2.0

      State Department and DHS social-media accounts promote "remigration"

      Interior DHSBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. May 20, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration uses Migration and Refugee Assistance funds meant for overseas refugees to support "self-deportations"

      EnforcementRefugees DHSBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14163: "Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program"

      RefugeesHumanitarian DHSDOSBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status