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  1. November 2025

    1. November 19, 2025 2.0

      Proposed rule to rescind the 2022 public charge inadmissibility ground final rule

      USCIS Proposed Rule

      Current Status

    2. November 19, 2025 2.0

      DHS ratifies Global Asylum Rule

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCISEOIR Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 29, 2025 2.0

      DHS Ends Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents

      Employment VerificationLabor USCIS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Rule

      Current Status

    2. October 23, 2025 2.0

      DHS proposes changes to EB-5 fee filings and structure

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHSUSCIS Proposed Rule

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 24, 2025 2.0

      DHS proposes weighted selection process for cap-subject H-1B petitions

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHSUSCIS ProposedComment Period Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

    2. September 2, 2025 2.0

      DHS Secretary ratifies interim final rule on Asylum Cooperative Agreements

      EnforcementAsylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarian DHSUSCISEOIRDOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Rule

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 28, 2025 2.0

      DHS proposes rule to establish a fixed time-period of admission and extension of stay procedures for F, J and I nonimmigrants

      Non-Immigrant Visas: StudentNon-Immigrant Visas DHSUSCIS Proposed Rule

      Current Status

  1. July 2025

    1. July 18, 2025 2.0

      USCIS immigration fees required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill

      Asylum, Withholding and CATRefugeesTPSImmigrant Visas: Special ImmigrantMinors DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveRule

      Current Status

  1. January 2021

    1. January 8, 2021

      DHS issues rule for wage-based H-1B cap selection process

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/ActualEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      February 8, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. December 2020

    1. December 23, 2020

      EOIR and USCIS issue communicable-disease security bars to asylum and withholding eligibility

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISCBPDHSEOIR Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      January 20, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. December 11, 2020

      EOIR and DHS issue final rule significantly restricting asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protections

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCISEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      March 29, 2022
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. November 2020

    1. November 19, 2020

      DHS proposes rule to restrict employment authorization for noncitizens with final orders of removal

      Humanitarian USCISICE Proposed Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      May 10, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  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
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. October 8, 2020

      DHS issues interim final rule narrowing H-1B criteria

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/VacatedRenewed Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      January 20, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    3. October 2, 2020

      USCIS proposes regulatory changes to affidavit of support requirements

      Immigrant Visas USCISDHS Proposed Forms and Information CollectionRule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      March 19, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. September 2020

    1. September 23, 2020

      DHS issues a temporary rule requiring the use of USCIS-contracted telephonic interpreters in asylum interviews

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and Adjudications USCIS Final/ActualExpired Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      March 22, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. September 11, 2020

      DHS proposes rule to expand biometric data collection

      Non-Immigrant VisasEnforcementImmigrant Visas USCIS Proposed Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      May 10, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    3. September 2, 2020

      USCIS revises guidance regarding forms and fees to align with USCIS fee rule

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarianNaturalization USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in PracticeForms and Information CollectionRule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      June 14, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. August 2020

    1. August 3, 2020

      USCIS issues final rule increasing fees

      Asylum, Withholding and CATImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      June 14, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. June 2020

    1. June 26, 2020

      DHS publishes final rule adopting one-year wait for asylum EADs

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationRescinded Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      June 4, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. June 22, 2020

      DHS amends regulation to remove 30-day processing provision for asylum employment authorization applications

      Asylum, Withholding and CATLabor USCISDHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      May 4, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. May 2020

    1. May 14, 2020

      COVID-19: USCIS issues temporary final rule modifying H-2B requirements

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. May 14, 2020

      USCIS publishes interim final rule implementing the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      October 18, 2022
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    3. May 11, 2020

      DHS restricts admission periods for Chinese journalists

      Non-Immigrant Visas CBPUSCIS Final/ActualReplaced Rule

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
      October 13, 2022
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. April 2020

    1. April 20, 2020

      COVID-19: USCIS issues temporary final rule, lifting certain H-2A program limitations

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/ActualRenewed Rule

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
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