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  1. September 2026

    1. September 1, 2026 2.0

      DHS authorizes armed ICE officers at polling locations

      Interior DHSICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. August 2026

    1. August 7, 2026 2.0

      ICE Director terminates CAT deferral grants to remove immigrants to country of torture

      EnforcementAsylum, Withholding and CAT ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2026

    1. January 21, 2026 2.0

      ICE launches "Operation Catch of the Day," surging immigration enforcement in Maine

      Interior ICECBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      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

    2. November 7, 2025 2.0

      ICE "Detention Reengineering Initiative" purchases large warehouses to expand immigrant detention capacity

      Detention ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. November 3, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE blocks clergy from detention facility

      Detention ICE ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration develops and deploys extensive surveillance program

      InteriorImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOSICEUSCIS In Litigation Change 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

      ICE issues memo eliminating bond for all applicants for admission

      Detention EOIRICE Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 24, 2025 2.0

      ICE waives 12-hour holding cell limit, allowing detainees to be held for 72 hours

      Detention ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. June 23, 2025 2.0

      DHS detains noncitizens in Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" Everglades facility

      Detention FEMAICEState & Local Entities Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. June 9, 2025 2.0

      ICE expands use of ankle monitors for immigrants in Alternatives to Detention program

      Detention ICE ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 20, 2025 2.0

      ICE arrests and detains noncitizens attending immigration-court hearings

      EnforcementInteriorDetentionHearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. May 12, 2025 2.0

      ICE authorizes forceful entries to residences based on administrative warrants

      Interior ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 21, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE's 'No Release Policy' Is Back In Effect in New York

      Hearings and AdjudicationsDetention ICE ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. March 15, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS detains and pursues removal of active TPS holders

      DetentionInteriorEnforcementTPS ICE ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. March 15, 2025 2.0

      ICE slow-walks and fails to comply with various court orders

      InteriorDetention ICEEOIR Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. March 10, 2025 2.0

      ICE engages in rapid transfers of detainees to friendlier districts, fails to comply with court orders

      Hearings and AdjudicationsEnforcementDetentionInterior ICEDHS ReportedFinal/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 14, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE issues subpoenas to Colorado state agencies seeking personal information for enforcement

      Interior ICEState & Local Entities In Litigation Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. February 1, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE deports U.S. citizen minors without following prior processes

      CitizenshipInterior ICEDHS ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 23, 2025 2.0

      ICE and Border Patrol conduct worksite and other mass raids

      Workplace EnforcementInterior ICE ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. July 2020

    1. July 22, 2020

      COVID-19: ICE detains immigrant children in private hotels pending Title 42 expulsion

      MinorsDetention ICE ReportedIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in PracticeData and Reports

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  1. January 2019

    1. January 24, 2019

      Reports of Trump administration unlawfully detaining and deporting unaccompanied minor asylum-seekers

      BorderMinors ORRICECBP ProposedIn Litigation Change in Practice
  1. December 2018

    1. December 20, 2018

      DHS promulgates the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder CBPUSCISICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
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