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  1. January 2026

    1. January 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS modifies expedited removal forms to remove fear advisals and questions

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderInterior DHSCBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. December 2025

    1. December 10, 2025 2.0

      DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border-wall projects in Laredo, Texas

      Border DHSCBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. November 2025

    1. November 11, 2025 2.0

      DOJ moves to terminate injunction governing notice of hearing and access to counsel for unaccompanied children, provides UCs with new advisal document

      MinorsBorder DOJCBPICE ProposedIn Litigation Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 4, 2025 2.0

      Reported: CBP increases border searches of electronic devices

      Border CBP ReportedIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. July 2025

    1. July 31, 2025 2.0

      Uses of force increase during immigration-enforcement actions

      EnforcementInteriorBorder ICECBPDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. July 24, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration deporting DACA recipients

      InteriorDACABorder ICECBP ReportedFinal/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. July 8, 2025 2.0

      United States and Honduras sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCISDOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 7, 2025 2.0

      CBP detaining immigration attorneys and searching privileged records

      Border CBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. April 2, 2025 2.0

      DHS deports DACA recipient returning with advance parole

      BorderDACA DHSCBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 14, 2025 2.0

      Reported: H-1B visa holder deported despite federal court order prohibiting removal

      DetentionNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedBorder CBP ReportedIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 21, 2025 2.0

      DHS rescinds and supersedes guidelines for enforcement actions in or near protected areas

      BorderInterior DHSICECBP Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. January 20, 2025 2.0

      CBP ends CBP One scheduling system and cancels appointments

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 3 directs DOD and DHS to construct physical barriers to ensure "operational control" of the southern border

      Border DHSCBPDOD Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    4. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 2(f) promotes Federal-State partnerships to enforce federal immigration priorities

      InteriorEnforcementBorderDetention DHSCBPICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. October 2020

    1. October 21, 2020

      EOIR and USCIS issue final rule expanding criminal bars to asylum and limiting review of discretionary denials of asylum

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and AdjudicationsInteriorBorder CBPICEUSCISEOIRBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  1. March 2020

    1. March 20, 2020

      COVID-19: CDC order under Title 42 authorizes CBP expulsion of persons arriving by land from Mexico or Canada without valid documents

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CATMinors CBPDHSCDC Final/ActualIn LitigationRenewed Agency Directive
  1. November 2019

    1. November 19, 2019

      Interim final rule modifies existing regulations to implement the Asylum Cooperative Agreements

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT EOIRUSCISCBPDOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Rule
    2. November 6, 2019

      DHS begins implementing the Humanitarian Asylum Review Program

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderHearings and Adjudications USCISCBPEOIR Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice
  1. October 2019

    1. October 7, 2019

      DHS begins implementing the Prompt Asylum Claim Review program

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderDetentionHearings and Adjudications CBPUSCISEOIR Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice
  1. September 2019

    1. September 25, 2019

      United States and Honduras sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCISDOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
    2. September 20, 2019

      United States and El Salvador sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DOJUSCISCBP Final/ActualIn LitigationRescinded Agency Directive
    3. September 3, 2019

      Pentagon approves diversion of military construction funds for border wall

      Border CBPDOD Final/ActualIn LitigationRescinded Agency Directive
  1. July 2019

    1. July 26, 2019

      United States and Guatemala sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder DOJCBPUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
    2. July 16, 2019

      DHS and DOJ issue joint third country transit asylum rule

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder ICEEOIRUSCISCBP Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule
  1. May 2019

    1. May 2, 2019

      Border Patrol agents will conduct and decide credible fear claims

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect