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  1. July 2025

    1. July 23, 2025 2.0

      DOS opens new investigation into Harvard’s use of international visas

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual

      Current Status

    2. July 21, 2025 2.0

      DHS to publish rule for weighted selection process for cap-subject H-1B petitions

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHSUSCIS Reported Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

    3. July 18, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Notices to Appear (NTAs) Being Issued to H-1B Visa Holders During 60-Day Grace Period

      Hearings and AdjudicationsNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedLaborEmployment VerificationEnforcement DHS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: State Department revokes visas of Panamanian politicians critical of US-Panama agreements

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor DOS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. June 16, 2025 2.0

      CBP announces the launch of CBP Link

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBP Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    3. June 12, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues guidance on derogatory information unknown to the benefit requestor

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. June 12, 2025 2.0

      USCIS Updates Policy Manual with Guidance on Disclosure of Derogatory Information

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. June 5, 2025 2.0

      USCIS rescinds statelessness policy guidance

      HumanitarianImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

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    7. June 4, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation 10948: Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOSDHS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    8. June 4, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues policy alert on professionals under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

      Non-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 30, 2025 2.0

      DOS orders enhanced vetting for all Harvard visa applicants

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOSBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. May 29, 2025 2.0

      USCIS proposes to collect biographic and employment information on immigration forms

      NaturalizationImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasRefugeesAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    3. May 29, 2025 2.0

      Reported: New visa restrictions announced on foreign officials accused of censoring protected expression

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    4. Current Status

    5. May 28, 2025 2.0

      DOS announces visa revocations for Chinese students and scrutiny of future visa applications from China and Hong Kong

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOSDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. May 22, 2025 2.0

      DHS blocks Harvard from enrolling international students

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      Current Status

    7. May 20, 2025 2.0

      DOS requests comments on revisions to DS-7794 (Electronic Medical Examination for Visa Applicant)

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Proposed Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    8. May 19, 2025 2.0

      DOS imposes visa restrictions on Indian travel agencies "facilitating illegal immigration"

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    9. May 15, 2025 2.0

      Reported: U.S. imposes travel restrictions on Mexican politicians purportedly linked to drug trafficking

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOSDHS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    10. May 2, 2025 2.0

      DHS pauses and then rescinds Romania's Visa Waiver Program designation

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 25, 2025 2.0

      DOS modifies submission requirements for Form DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application, for many consular posts

      Non-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. 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

    3. 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

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