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  1. July 2026

    1. July 21, 2026 2.0

      DOJ demands New Jersey noncitizen voter records following MVC software error

      CitizenshipInterior DOJAG Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. June 2026

    1. June 9, 2026 2.0

      DHS General Counsel directs OPLA to target unlawful voting to the maximum extent

      Citizenship DHSICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. April 2026

    1. April 9, 2026 2.0

      Reported: ICE launches Birth Tourism Initiative

      Citizenship ICE Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. February 2026

    1. February 13, 2026 2.0

      Reported: State Department orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications

      Citizenship DOS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. January 2026

    1. January 12, 2026 2.0

      Administration withdraws Biden-era guidance on credit-borrower immigration status

      Citizenship DOJOther Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. December 2025

    1. December 19, 2025 2.0

      USCIS rescinds expedited naturalization processing for certain SSI beneficiaries

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. December 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: USCIS ordered to escalate denaturalization case referrals

      Naturalization USCISDOJ Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. December 5, 2025 2.0

      USCIS announces new Vetting Center

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 26, 2025 2.0

      USCIS restricts naturalization for current and former noncitizen military service-members

      Naturalization USCISCBP Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. September 17, 2025 2.0

      USCIS implements updated naturalization civics test

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 29, 2025 2.0

      USCIS updates policy on false claims to U.S. citizenship, unlawful voter registration, and unlawful voting

      EnforcementNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. August 29, 2025 2.0

      USCIS updates policy on voter registration at administrative naturalization ceremonies

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. August 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS to resume personal investigations of immigrants applying for naturalization

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. August 20, 2025 2.0

      USCIS Updates Policy on False Claim to U.S. Citizenship

      NaturalizationEnforcement USCISICECBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

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    5. August 15, 2025 2.0

      USCIS announces more rigorous standard to evaluate good moral character for naturalization

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 13, 2025 2.0

      USCIS modifies submission and review process for Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. June 12, 2025 2.0

      USCIS Updates Policy Manual with Guidance on Disclosure of Derogatory Information

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. June 11, 2025 2.0

      DOJ memo sets Civil Division enforcement priorities on DEI, antisemitism, gender procedures, sanctuary policies, and denaturalization

      Sanctuary RestrictionsNaturalization DOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

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  1. April 2025

    1. April 24, 2025 2.0

      USDA instructs states to verify SNAP applicants' citizenship via SSNs and SAVE database

      Citizenship OtherState & Local EntitiesSSA Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. April 10, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues policy on considering U.S. military service during civil immigration-enforcement actions

      InteriorEnforcementNaturalization ICEDHSDOD Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 14, 2025 2.0

      DOS proposes changes to Form DS-11 (Application for a U.S. Passport), and will no longer issue passports with "X" sex markers

      Citizenship DOS ProposedComment Period Agency DirectiveForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. December 2020

    1. December 8, 2020

      USCIS updates Policy Manual chart regarding citizenship for children born out of wedlock pre-1934

      Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. November 2020

    1. November 24, 2020

      DHS provides Q&As on USCIS’s processing of concurrently pending Forms N-400 and I-751

      Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. November 18, 2020

      USCIS updates Policy Manual to clarify lawful admission requirements for naturalization

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive