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  1. April 2025

    1. April 22, 2025 2.0

      DHS and DOGE "overhaul" Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Database

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasEnforcementCitizenship USCISSSAState & Local EntitiesOther Final/Actual Data and Reports

      Current Status

    2. April 18, 2025 2.0

      Palantir granted $30 million to build "ImmigrationOS" surveillance platform for ICE

      EnforcementImmigrant Visas ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    3. April 16, 2025 2.0

      DHS threatens to block Harvard from enrolling international students unless university shares student information

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. April 9, 2025 2.0

      DHS begins screening noncitizens' social media activity for "antisemitism" when considering immigration benefit requests

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasAsylum, Withholding and CATU/T/VAWA USCISDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. April 5, 2025 2.0

      State Department taking steps to revoke all South Sudanese visas

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 31, 2025 2.0

      DOS announces visa restrictions on Chinese officials under "Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act"

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. March 25, 2025 2.0

      Reported: USCIS pauses green card processing for refugees and asylees

      Immigrant Visas USCIS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. March 14, 2025 2.0

      DOS announces new visa restriction policy to address forced return of Uyghurs

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. March 14, 2025 2.0

      DHS proposes changes to DHS Form 7001, "Request for Case Assistance"

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DHSUSCIS ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    5. March 11, 2025 2.0

      DOS and CDC remove COVID-19 vaccination requirement for immigrant visa applicants

      Immigrant Visas DOSCDC Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    6. March 5, 2025 2.0

      USCIS proposes to collect social media identifiers on certain forms to enhance screening and vetting of applicants

      NaturalizationImmigrant Visas: Family-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-BasedAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    7. March 5, 2025 2.0

      State Department Announces Visa Restrictions for Foreign Officials and Others "Facilitating Illegal Migration"

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOSBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    8. March 3, 2025 2.0

      USCIS proposes to collect new information on certain forms to enhance screening and vetting of applicants

      NaturalizationImmigrant Visas: Employment-BasedAsylum, Withholding and CATImmigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    9. March 3, 2025 2.0

      USCIS changes Form I-134 (Declaration of Financial Support) to no longer allow "X" gender marker

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    10. March 3, 2025 2.0

      USCIS changes Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) to no longer allow "X" gender marker

      Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. Current Status

    2. February 25, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump presents Gold Card program to replace the EB-5 visa

      Immigrant Visas Reported Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. February 24, 2025 2.0

      USCIS announces new form edition for several forms with no grace period for prior editions

      U/T/VAWAImmigrant Visas: Employment-BasedImmigrant Visas: Family-BasedNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    4. February 15, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Justice Department Fired 20 Immigration Judges

      Hearings and AdjudicationsImmigrant VisasHumanitarian EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. February 5, 2025 2.0

      EO 14201 § 4(c) directs DOS and DHS to review entry of transgender athletes

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 28, 2025 2.0

      USCIS terminates the designation of over a hundred EB-5 immigrant investor regional centers

      Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

    2. January 26, 2025 2.0

      Report: POTUS orders visa sanctions and travel ban on certain Colombian nationals

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency DirectivePresidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. January 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS waives COVID-19 vaccination requirement for Adjustment of Status applicants

      Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14148: "Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions"

      BorderDetentionInteriorAsylum, Withholding and CATRefugeesNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    5. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 14 directs Treasury, DOS, and DHS to establish visa bond system

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

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