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  1. May 2026

    1. May 11, 2026 2.0

      DHS grants USCIS officers discretion to reject or deny benefit requests with invalid signatures

      Immigrant VisasEnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

    2. May 8, 2026 2.0

      USCIS issues a Policy Alert and new Policy Manual Chapter on deferred action

      Hearings and AdjudicationsEnforcement USCISDHS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. April 2026

    1. April 21, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS reviewing previously approved green cards

      Enforcement USCIS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. April 19, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS creates "Tactical Operations Division"

      EnforcementNaturalization USCIS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. February 2026

    1. February 20, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DHS to consolidate facial-recognition and biometrics platforms

      Enforcement DHSTSACBPUSCISICE Reported 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. August 2025

    1. August 13, 2025 2.0

      Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) Lapses For Certain Palestinians

      EnforcementHumanitarian DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeProgram Termination

      Current Status

  1. July 2025

    1. July 14, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Immigration agents demand tenant information from landlords, stirring questions and confusion

      Enforcement ICEUSCIS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 25, 2025 2.0

      Reported: USCIS plans to close pending affirmative asylum applicants' cases and place them in expedited removal proceedings

      InteriorAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. June 2, 2025 2.0

      DHS revamps ICE tip line

      EnforcementInterior DHSICEUSCISCBP Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 23, 2025 2.0

      DHS terminates EADs for certain parolees and issues new EAD revocation guidance for employers

      HumanitarianEnforcement USCISDHS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 8, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS asks USCIS employees to volunteer for ICE operations

      EnforcementInterior USCISDHSICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. December 2019

    1. December 6, 2019

      Reported: EOIR expands use of "tent courts" along Southern Border

      HumanitarianAsylum, Withholding and CATBorderHearings and Adjudications USCISEOIRCBPICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  1. November 2019

    1. 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. August 2019

    1. August 27, 2019

      DHS moves $155M from disaster relief to immigration enforcement

      BorderDetentionAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCISICEFEMA Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. July 2019

    1. July 8, 2019

      Report: Immigration Officials Use Secretive Gang Databases to Deny Asylum Claims

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderInterior ICECBPUSCISDOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. July 8, 2019

      The Under Secretary of State re-delegates authority to invoke privilege related to refugee vetting

      RefugeesBorder Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCISCBP Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. June 2019

    1. June 7, 2019

      United States and Mexico sign joint statement on immigration enforcement

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCISICECBPDOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  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
  1. January 2019

    1. January 1, 2019

      USCIS requests transfer of over $200 million to ICE for immigration enforcement purposes

      Interior ICEUSCIS ProposedRescinded Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  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
  1. August 2018

    1. August 13, 2018

      USCIS coordinates with ICE to arrest individuals at interviews

      Interior ICEUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
  1. July 2018

    1. July 11, 2018

      Reports of possible safe-third country agreement with Mexico

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder CBPUSCISDHS Reported Change in Practice
  1. June 2018

    1. June 19, 2018

      DHS reportedly increasing its use of medical records in asylum determinations in children's cases

      MinorsAsylum, Withholding and CATEnforcement USCISICEORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect