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  1. February 2026

    1. February 18, 2026 2.0

      ICE and USCIS issue new detain-and-inspect requirement for refugees after one year of admission

      Refugees USCISICE Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2026

    1. January 16, 2026 2.0

      USCIS eliminates one-year foreign residency requirement for R-1 religious workers seeking readmission

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

    2. January 9, 2026 2.0

      USCIS and DHS launch Operation PARRIS targeting refugees

      Refugees USCISDHSICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. December 2025

    1. Current Status

    2. December 26, 2025 2.0

      USCIS pauses processing of immigration requests from Afghans

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. December 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues guidance on VAWA self-petitioner policies and requirements

      U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    4. December 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS updates confidentiality protections and information-use limitations for VAWA, T and U visas

      U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    5. December 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS amends Policy Manual to revise visa petition guidelines for athletes

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. December 19, 2025 2.0

      USCIS rescinds expedited naturalization processing for certain SSI beneficiaries

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    7. December 19, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues hold on Diversity Immigrant Visa Program

      Immigrant Visas: Diversity DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    8. December 16, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation 10998: Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian DOSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    9. December 15, 2025 2.0

      USCIS terminates family reunification parole processes for Colombians, Cubans, Ecuadorians, Guatemalans, Haitians, Hondurans, and Salvadorans

      HumanitarianImmigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

    10. December 12, 2025 2.0

      DHS terminates TPS for Ethiopia

      TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Program Termination

      Current Status

    11. December 5, 2025 2.0

      USCIS restricts biometrics collection for detained noncitizens

      DetentionImmigrant Visas USCISICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    12. December 5, 2025 2.0

      USCIS announces new Vetting Center

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    13. December 4, 2025 2.0

      USCIS reduces validity period of certain Employment Authorization Documents

      Employment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. November 2025

    1. November 28, 2025 2.0

      USCIS imposes indefinite pause on all asylum adjudications

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. November 25, 2025 2.0

      DHS terminates TPS for Burma (Myanmar)

      TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. November 19, 2025 2.0

      DHS ratifies Global Asylum Rule

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCISEOIR Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

    4. November 3, 2025 2.0

      USCIS determines grant of U nonimmigrant status to a noncitizen in the U.S. is not an "admission"

      U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 29, 2025 2.0

      DHS Ends Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents

      Employment VerificationLabor USCIS Comment PeriodFinal/ActualIn Litigation Rule

      Current Status

    2. October 17, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues guidance on spousal relationships for family-based immigrant visas

      Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. October 15, 2025 2.0

      DHS implements parole fee required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill

      HumanitarianDetention DHSICECBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 29, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration increases number of immigration-related functions exempt or excepted from government shutdown

      Enforcement ICEDHSEOIRUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. September 26, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues guidance to revoke DACA for attempted purchase of a firearm

      Enforcement USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status