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  1. January 2025

    1. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 5 directs DOJ with DOS and DHS to prioritize criminal prosecutions related to unauthorized entry or continued unauthorized presence

      EnforcementBorderInterior DHSAGDOJDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    2. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 17 directs DOJ and DHS to take civil and criminal enforcement actions against “sanctuary jurisdictions”

      Sanctuary Restrictions AGDOJDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 18(b) directs DOJ, HHS, and DHS to stop trafficking and smuggling of children into the US

      MinorsBorder DHSAGDOJHHS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    4. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 6 directs DOJ and DHS to establish Homeland Security Task Forces nationwide

      EnforcementInterior DHSDOJAG Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    5. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 19 directs DOJ and DHS to review, pause, terminate, and claw back contracts or grants with NGOs serving "removable or illegal aliens"

      Interior DHSDOJAGOtherICE Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    6. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14160: "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship"

      Citizenship DHSUSCISDOSSSAAG Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    7. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 16 directs DOS, DHS, and DOJ to rescind policies from prior administration that “led to the increased or continued presence of illegal aliens in the US.”

      EnforcementBorderInteriorTPSHumanitarian DHSAGDOJDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    8. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161 §§ 2(a) and 3(a) direct maximum vetting of all noncitizens seeking admission to U.S. and those in the U.S.

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DHSAG Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    9. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14148 § 2(vv) rescinds Biden executive order that established a database to track federal law enforcement misconduct

      Enforcement AGDOJICECBPTSADHS Final/Actual Presidential OrdersProgram Termination

      Current Status

  1. January 2021

    1. January 14, 2021

      Acting Attorney General issues a second Matter of A-B- to provide "additional guidance" on asylum

      Hearings and Adjudications AGEOIR Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      June 16, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. November 2020

    1. November 5, 2020

      AG Barr issues Matter of Negusie, ruling there is no duress exception to "persecutor bar" for asylum and withholding of removal

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT AGEOIRICEUSCIS Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

      October 12, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. October 2020

    1. October 7, 2020

      DOJ issues interim final rule on the issuance of guidance documents and their use in litigation

      Hearings and Adjudications AG Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. October 6, 2020

      USCIS issues guidance on TPS and eligibility for adjustment of status

      TPSImmigrant Visas USCISAG Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      July 1, 2022
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. September 2020

    1. September 24, 2020

      AG Barr issues Matter of A-C-A-A-, requiring BIA to review asylum grants more critically

      Hearings and Adjudications AGEOIR Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      July 26, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. July 2020

    1. July 30, 2020

      AG Barr issues Matter of Reyes, expanding what can qualify as an aggravated felony conviction

      Hearings and Adjudications AGEOIR Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. July 14, 2020

      AG Barr issues Matter of O-F-A-S-, clarifying when harm by a public official constitutes torture for CAT purposes

      Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CAT AGEOIR Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. June 2020

    1. June 17, 2020

      AG Barr certifies Matter of A-M-R-C-, a 15 years' closed asylum case

      Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CAT AG Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. June 16, 2020

      EO 13929 "Safe Policing for Safe Communities"

      Enforcement AGCBPICETSADHS Replaced Presidential Orders

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      May 25, 2022
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. February 2020

    1. February 26, 2020

      AG Barr issues Matter of R-A-F-, remanding BIA decision for reconsideration of "torture" determination

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and Adjudications AGEOIR Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. October 2019

    1. October 25, 2019

      AG Barr issues Matter of Castillo-Perez, ruling that 2+ DUIs creates presumption of ineligibility for cancellation of removal

      Hearings and Adjudications AGEOIR Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. October 25, 2019

      AG Barr issues Matter of Thomas and Thompson, ruling on the immigration effect of modified criminal convictions

      Hearings and Adjudications AGEOIR Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      May 29, 2024
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. August 2019

    1. August 8, 2019

      Detained noncitizens with small children released on humanitarian grounds in Mississippi

      Interior ICEAG Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. July 2019

    1. July 29, 2019

      AG decides Matter of L-E-A-, narrowing family-based PSGs

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT EOIRICEAGUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Adjudication

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      June 16, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. April 2019

    1. April 29, 2019

      President Trump issues memo proposing to tighten asylum rules

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder EOIRUSCISCBPAG Proposed Presidential Orders

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    2. April 16, 2019

      AG Barr issues Matter of M-S-, holding that an asylum-seeker who establishes credible fear is ineligible for bond, even when transferred to removal proceedings

      Asylum, Withholding and CATDetention EOIRICEAG Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
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