Immigration Policy Tracking Project

January 2021
1. January 14, 2021
  USCIS issues policy guidance on discretionary EAD under adjustment or deferred action applications
  
  Immigrant VisasDACAEnforcement USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Partially in effect
  June 9, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. January 11, 2021
  DHS issues order designating the Order of Succession for DHS Secretary
  
  EnforcementHumanitarian DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. January 4, 2021
  USCIS provides guidance on Form I-9 for employees with extended work authorization under DACA
  
  DACAEmployment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

December 2020
1. December 29, 2020
  COVID-19: USCIS provides update on Application Support Centers
  
  HumanitarianNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Partially in effect
  May 11, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. December 28, 2020
  USCIS proposes changes to Form I-131 following termination of Haitian Family Reunification and Filipino World War II Veterans Parole programs
  
  Humanitarian USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
3. December 23, 2020
  EOIR and USCIS issue communicable-disease security bars to asylum and withholding eligibility
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISCBPDHSEOIR Proposed Rule
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  January 20, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
4. December 17, 2020
  DHS and DOJ issue joint third country asylum final rule
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder ICEEOIRUSCISCBP Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
5. December 15, 2020
  USCIS expands interview requirements for refugee/asylee adjustment of status
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATRefugeesImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. December 15, 2020
  COVID-19: USCIS updates stakeholders regarding significant delay in processing receipt notices at USCIS lockbox facilities
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasHumanitarianImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Partially in effect
  June 10, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
7. 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
  Not in effect
  March 29, 2022
  Acted on by Biden Administration
8. December 8, 2020
  State Department proposes revisions to Refugee Biographic Data Sheet
  
  Refugees DOSBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  March 17, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
9. December 7, 2020
  DHS provides information on I-9 completion for TPS beneficiaries of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan
  
  TPSEmployment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

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
2. November 18, 2020
  USCIS to require I-730 petitioners to appear for interview
  
  RefugeesAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/ActualRescinded Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  December 10, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. November 17, 2020
  DHS issues statement regarding HSA/FVRA challenges to Acting Secretary's authority
  
  EnforcementHumanitarian DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. November 17, 2020
  USCIS announces proposed revisions to Form I-914, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status for trafficking victims
  
  U/T/VAWA USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  March 11, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
5. November 13, 2020
  USCIS requests comments on proposed revisions to Form I-821D, Consideration of DACA
  
  DACA USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
6. November 12, 2020
  USCIS announces new form G-1558, Report of Request/Receipt of Benefits by Non-Citizens
  
  Immigrant VisasHumanitarianNon-Immigrant Visas USCISState & Local EntitiesOther Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
7. November 5, 2020
  AG Barr issues Matter of Negusie, ruling there is no duress exception to "persecutor bar" for asylum and withholding of removal
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT AGEOIRICEUSCIS Final/Actual Adjudication
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  October 12, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
8. November 5, 2020
  EOIR issues guidance for implementing Mendez Rojas settlement on recent border crossers and one-year asylum deadline
  
  Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CAT EOIRUSCISDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. November 2, 2020
  USCIS releases instructions on filing Form I-589 asylum applications with the Asylum Vetting Center
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

October 2020
1. October 27, 2020
  POTUS reduces refugee admissions to 15,000 refugees for fiscal year 2021
  
  Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationORRUSCIS Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. 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
3. October 6, 2020
  USCIS issues guidance on TPS and eligibility for adjustment of status
  
  TPSImmigrant Visas USCISAG Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

September 2020
1. September 29, 2020
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form I-134, Declaration of Financial Support
  
  HumanitarianNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
2. 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/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  March 22, 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

August 2020
1. August 21, 2020
  USCIS updates its policy manual with guidance on terminating asylee status at adjustment of status
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISICEEOIR Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. August 21, 2020
  USCIS implements DHS guidance to reject, restrict, and shorten DACA program
  
  EnforcementDACA CBPICEUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
3. August 20, 2020
  USCIS designates decision in Matter of Z-R-Z-C- as adopted policy
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. 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

July 2020
1. July 28, 2020
  DHS issues DACA memo rejecting initial DACA requests, restricting advance parole, and shortening renewals to one year
  
  DACA CBPICEUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Partially in effect
  January 20, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

June 2020
1. June 29, 2020
  USCIS updates filing location for Forms I-918 and I-485 for applicants filing for U nonimmigrant status
  
  U/T/VAWANon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 3, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. June 26, 2020
  DHS publishes final rule adopting one-year wait for asylum EADs
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Rule
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  June 4, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. 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
  Partially in effect
  May 4, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

March 2020
1. March 24, 2020
  USCIS changes intake process for Form I-914, rejects incomplete forms
  
  U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  April 1, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. March 20, 2020
  COVID-19: USCIS announces flexibility in submitting required signatures during COVID-19 national emergency
  
  HumanitarianImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. March 19, 2020
  Reported, COVID-19: Trump administration temporarily pausing refugee admissions
  
  Refugees USCISBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. March 17, 2020
  COVID-19: USCIS temporarily suspends in-person services
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATCitizenship USCIS Rescinded Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
5. March 11, 2020
  DHS extends TPS for Somalia for eighteen months
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  July 19, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
6. March 5, 2020
  USCIS issues policy guidance on submission of benefit requests
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarianCitizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

February 2020
1. February 19, 2020
  USCIS opens application period for new status for long-term residents of CNMI
  
  HumanitarianImmigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. February 5, 2020
  Reported: ICE begins fingerprinting unaccompanied children age 14 and over in ORR facilities
  
  InteriorMinors ORRICEUSCIS Reported Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

January 2020
1. January 30, 2020
  USCIS issues guidance on biometrics services and fingerprint waivers
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalizationHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. January 23, 2020
  USCIS rejects certain application forms for incompleteness if any fields are left blank
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATU/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  April 1, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. January 16, 2020
  USCIS proposes changes to Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasHumanitarianImmigrant Visas USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
4. January 14, 2020
  State Department clarifies adoption policies for non-citizens living in the United States
  
  Minors USCISDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

December 2019
1. December 20, 2019
  USCIS issues guidance to clarify the effect of travel by TPS beneficiaries with final orders
  
  TPSImmigrant Visas USCISICEEOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  March 21, 2022
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. 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
  Fully in Effect
3. December 6, 2019
  USCIS proposes substantial changes to the USCIS motions and appeals process (Form I-290B)
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  March 18, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

November 2019
1. November 21, 2019
  Reported: USCIS threatens consequences for staff leaking information
  
  Humanitarian USCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. November 19, 2019
  Interim final rule modifies existing regulations to implement the Asylum Cooperative Agreements
  
  BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT EOIRUSCISCBPDOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Rule
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  February 6, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. November 19, 2019
  EOIR memorializes policy regarding joint rule on the implementation of Asylum Cooperative Agreements
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderHearings and Adjudications USCISEOIRICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  May 14, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
4. November 19, 2019
  USCIS issues policy guidance on Special Immigrant Juvenile classification
  
  Immigrant Visas: Special ImmigrantMinorsHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  March 18, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
5. November 14, 2019
  Internal DHS report makes recommendations regarding MPP implementation
  
  BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCISCBPEOIRORR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. November 6, 2019
  DHS begins implementing the Humanitarian Asylum Review Program
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderHearings and Adjudications USCISCBPEOIR Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  February 2, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
7. November 4, 2019
  DHS announces continuation of documentation for beneficiaries of TPS designation for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  September 10, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
8. November 1, 2019
  POTUS reduces refugee admissions to 18,000 for Fiscal Year 2020
  
  Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCISORR Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

October 2019
1. October 28, 2019
  DHS and El Salvador reach agreement on increased information sharing in exchange for extended work permits for Salvadorans with TPS
  
  TPSBorderInterior USCISCBPICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. October 16, 2019
  USCIS reopens comment period for 2011 proposed rule amending eligibility and procedures for Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions
  
  Immigrant Visas: Special ImmigrantMinorsHumanitarian USCIS Proposed Rule
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
3. October 15, 2019
  USCIS clarifies requirements for Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification
  
  Immigrant Visas: Special ImmigrantMinorsHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. 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
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  February 2, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

September 2019
1. September 30, 2019
  USCIS issues policy guidance for Matter of L-E-A-
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATRefugees USCISICEEOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  May 14, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. September 26, 2019
  POTUS issues EO 13888, limiting refugee resettlement to state and localities consenting to receive refugees
  
  Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCISORRState & Local Entities Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  February 4, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. September 25, 2019
  United States and Honduras sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement
  
  BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCISDOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  February 6, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
4. September 23, 2019
  DHS extends TPS designation for Syria
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Partially in effect
  January 29, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
5. September 20, 2019
  United States and El Salvador sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement
  
  BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DOJUSCISCBP Final/ActualIn LitigationRescinded Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  February 6, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
6. September 3, 2019
  DHS rescinds parole into Guam and CNMI for Russians, restricting issuance to case-by-case determination
  
  HumanitarianNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. September 2, 2019
  USCIS resumes considering requests from immigrants seeking deferred action for medical treatment
  
  Humanitarian ICEUSCIS Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

August 2019
1. August 28, 2019
  U.S. and El Salvador sign letter of cooperation to reduce border migration
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISICECBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. 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
3. August 23, 2019
  Final Rule terminating Flores Agreement on detention of migrant children
  
  DetentionMinors ICEUSCISCBPORR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
4. August 19, 2019
  USCIS issues guidance on discretionary employment authorization for parolees
  
  HumanitarianEmployment VerificationEnforcement CBPICEUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  August 12, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
5. August 2, 2019
  USCIS to terminate Haitian Family Reunification Parole program and Filipino World War II Veterans Parole program
  
  Humanitarian USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency DirectiveProgram Termination
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. August 2, 2019
  ICE releases Fact Sheet on Directive 11005.2 allowing ICE power to immediately remove U Visa Petitioners
  
  U/T/VAWANon-Immigrant Visas ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  August 10, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

July 2019
1. July 31, 2019
  USCIS designates AG decision in Matter of H-G-G- as adopted policy
  
  TPSImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. July 31, 2019
  USCIS publishes U Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide
  
  U/T/VAWANon-Immigrant Visas USCISState & Local Entities Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. July 29, 2019
  AG decides Matter of L-E-A-, narrowing family-based PSGs
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT EOIRICEAGUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Adjudication
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  June 16, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
4. July 26, 2019
  United States and Guatemala sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder DOJCBPUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  February 6, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
5. July 26, 2019
  USCIS issues guidance regarding asylum and internal relocation
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. July 9, 2019
  Asylum seekers given less time to prepare for credible fear interviews
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS In LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
7. 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
8. 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

June 2019
1. June 30, 2019
  USCIS extends benefits for certain CNMI residents
  
  HumanitarianCitizenship USCIS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  June 16, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. 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
3. June 7, 2019
  United States and Mexico to discuss binding bilateral refugee agreement
  
  BorderRefugees USCISICECBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

May 2019
1. May 31, 2019
  USCIS updates procedures for unaccompanied children's asylum applications
  
  MinorsAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
2. May 19, 2019
  HUD proposes rule to exclude undocumented immigrants from federal housing assistance
  
  Humanitarian OtherUSCIS Proposed Rule
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  April 2, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. May 17, 2019
  USCIS renews matching programs in five states to detect benefits fraud
  
  Humanitarian USCISState & Local Entities Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. May 10, 2019
  Continuation of TPS Documentation for Nepal, Honduras
  
  TPS USCIS In LitigationEnjoined/VacatedRenewed Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. 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

April 2019
1. April 30, 2019
  Asylum interviewers will no longer be trained to consider lack of asylum seekers' evidence
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS In LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
2. April 29, 2019
  President Trump issues memo proposing to tighten asylum rules
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder EOIRUSCISCBPAG Proposed Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect

March 2019
1. March 28, 2019
  POTUS extends period of Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
  
  Humanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Partially in effect
  January 20, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. March 12, 2019
  USCIS to close most of its international field offices
  
  HumanitarianImmigrant VisasCitizenship USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. March 8, 2019
  DHS extends TPS designation for South Sudan
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. March 1, 2019
  DHS extends TPS documentation for Haiti, Sudan, El Salvador and Nicaragua to January 2, 2020
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 22, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
5. March 1, 2019
  USCIS makes unannounced Form I-730 processing changes, referring certain petitions to ICE
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATRefugees ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

February 2019
1. February 14, 2019
  USCIS tightens legal marriage requirement for refugee RE-2 derivative spouses
  
  Refugees USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  February 14, 2022
  Acted on by Biden Administration

January 2019
1. January 28, 2019
  USCIS issues guidance for implementing Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder CBPUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Partially in effect
  January 20, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. January 28, 2019
  CBP issues guidance for implementing Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder CBPUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Partially in effect
  January 20, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. January 28, 2019
  USCIS announces online case status feature for asylum applicants
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

December 2018
1. December 27, 2018
  USCIS terminates categorical CNMI parole programs
  
  Humanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. December 20, 2018
  DHS promulgates the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder CBPUSCISICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Partially in effect
  January 20, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. December 11, 2018
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form G-639, FOIA/Privacy Act Request
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. December 7, 2018
  USCIS states which asylum applicants qualify as Rosario v. USCIS class member in context of I-765 adjudications
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS In Regulatory AgendaFinal/Actual Agency DirectiveRule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. December 3, 2018
  USCIS proposes revision to Form I-881, Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal
  
  Humanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

November 2018
1. November 16, 2018
  USCIS consolidates data on its website into one page entitled Immigration and Citizenship Data
  
  CitizenshipImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. November 9, 2018
  DOJ and DHS issue interim final rule restricting access to asylum for individuals who enter outside recognized POEs
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder USCISCBPICEDHSEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  June 14, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. November 9, 2018
  POTUS issues Proclamation 9822 suspending entry across southern border outside ports of entry to bar asylum access
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder CBPUSCISICEEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
4. November 9, 2018
  USCIS announces plans to issue NTA's to certain foreign nationals whose humanitarian petitions or associated adjustment applications are denied
  
  RefugeesU/T/VAWAHumanitarian ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. November 9, 2018
  USCIS issues guidance to asylum officers implementing asylum ban proclamation and regulation
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect

October 2018
1. October 12, 2018
  U.S. allegedly working with Mexican officials to restrict asylum seekers' access to U.S. border
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATMinorsBorder CBPUSCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. October 4, 2018
  POTUS caps refugee admissions at 30,000 for Fiscal Year 2019
  
  Refugees USCISBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationORR Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

September 2018
1. September 28, 2018
  USCIS requests comment on proposed revisions to Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
  
  HumanitarianNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS In LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
2. September 21, 2018
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form I-602, Application by Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility Grounds
  
  Refugees USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. September 17, 2018
  USCIS revises Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarianNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

August 2018
1. August 27, 2018
  DHS extends TPS for Somalia through March 17, 2020
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. August 14, 2018
  DHS extends TPS for Yemen
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  July 9, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

July 2018
1. July 20, 2018
  Report: DHS increasing deportation and detention of U-1 status applicants
  
  U/T/VAWANon-Immigrant Visas ICEUSCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. July 11, 2018
  ICE issues guidance for OPLA attorneys on litigating asylum claims after Matter of A-B-
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISICEEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  June 16, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. July 11, 2018
  Reports of possible safe-third country agreement with Mexico
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder CBPUSCISDOS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

June 2018
1. June 28, 2018
  USCIS retains NTA policy for DACA requestors
  
  EnforcementDACA ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  January 20, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. June 22, 2018
  DHS updates DACA rescission memo
  
  DACA USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  January 20, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. 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
4. June 18, 2018
  USCIS releases criminal record data about DACA requestors
  
  DACA USCIS Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. June 5, 2018
  DHS terminates TPS for Honduras
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect

May 2018
1. May 30, 2018
  USCIS launches first phase of new FOIA request system allowing digital access to records
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarianCitizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in PracticeForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. May 29, 2018
  USCIS removes asylum officer training documents from USCIS website
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

April 2018
1. April 27, 2018
  CBP's metering policy is confirmed through litigation
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder CBPUSCISEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  November 1, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. April 26, 2018
  DHS terminates TPS for Nepal
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveProgram Termination
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  September 10, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. April 10, 2018
  USCIS seeks comment on proposed revisions to Form G-884, Request for Return of Original Documents
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

March 2018
1. March 27, 2018
  POTUS terminates DED for Liberia
  
  Humanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. March 7, 2018
  AG Sessions issues Matter of A-B-, restricting asylum claims based on domestic or gang violence
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and Adjudications EOIRAGICEUSCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Adjudication
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  June 16, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. March 1, 2018
  USCIS begins denying SIJ status to 18-20 year olds
  
  MinorsImmigrant Visas: Special Immigrant USCISState & Local Entities Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
4. March 1, 2018
  USCIS Service Center Operations Directorate removes public email address from webpage
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

February 2018
1. February 27, 2018
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form I-192 for T or U visa applicants
  
  U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. February 15, 2018
  USCIS issues new DACA guidelines after federal judge reinstates DACA
  
  DACA USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  July 19, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. February 8, 2018
  USCIS revises Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization to include question about prior arrests and convictions
  
  HumanitarianNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. February 1, 2018
  USCIS announces additional extreme vetting measures for "following-to-join" refugees
  
  Refugees USCISICECBPBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

January 2018
1. January 31, 2018
  DHS extends TPS for Syria
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  March 19, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. January 29, 2018
  DHS announces new extreme vetting measures for refugees
  
  Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCISDOJOther Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. January 26, 2018
  USCIS announces "last in-first out" processing for affirmative asylum interviews
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. January 18, 2018
  DHS formally terminates TPS for Haiti
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  May 22, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
5. January 18, 2018
  DHS terminates TPS for El Salvador
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect

December 2017
1. December 2, 2017
  U.S. ends participation in Global Compact on Migration
  
  RefugeesImmigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular AffairsBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationOther Final/Actual Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

November 2017
1. November 6, 2017
  DHS terminates TPS for Nicaragua
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveProgram Termination
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
2. November 6, 2017
  DHS delays decision on TPS for Honduras, triggering six-month extension
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect

October 2017
1. October 26, 2017
  ICE imposes new removal deadline on noncitizens with pending U visa applications
  
  U/T/VAWANon-Immigrant VisasInterior ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. October 24, 2017
  POTUS issues EO 13815, announcing resumption of refugee admissions with new extreme vetting procedures
  
  Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCISDOJ Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  February 4, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. October 11, 2017
  DHS terminates TPS for Sudan
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveProgram Termination
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  March 2, 2022
  Acted on by Biden Administration

September 2017
1. September 29, 2017
  POTUS caps refugee admissions at 45,000 for Fiscal Year 2018
  
  Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCISORR Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. September 18, 2017
  DHS publishes notice of DACA rescission in Federal Register
  
  DACA USCIS In LitigationRescinded Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  January 20, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. September 5, 2017
  DHS terminates DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) Program
  
  DACA USCISDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveProgram Termination
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
4. September 5, 2017
  USCIS issues guidelines that information on DACA requests will not be proactively provided to ICE or CBP
  
  DACA USCISCBPICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

August 2017
1. August 16, 2017
  DHS terminates Central American Minors (CAM) Parole Program
  
  Minors USCISBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationDOSDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Partially in effect
  March 10, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

June 2017
1. June 15, 2017
  DHS formally rescinds DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents) Program
  
  DACA USCISDHS Final/Actual Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

May 2017
1. May 24, 2017
  DHS extends TPS for Haiti for six months
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. May 16, 2017
  USCIS requests comment on proposed revisions to Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasCitizenshipHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

April 2017
1. April 25, 2017
  DHS increases capacity for Asylum Division to lead fraud investigations and evaluate national security threats
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. April 10, 2017
  USCIS recommends termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  May 22, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

March 2017
1. March 6, 2017
  USCIS extends Work Authorization for TPS Holders from El Salvador
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. March 6, 2017
  President issues memo implementing heightened vetting of visa applications and reporting requirements
  
  RefugeesNon-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular AffairsBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationORRUSCISDHSDOJ Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  February 4, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

February 2017
1. February 20, 2017
  DHS implements EO 13767 on "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements"
  
  HumanitarianInteriorBorderDetention USCISCBPICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  January 20, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. February 13, 2017
  USCIS raises standard for initial credible fear and reasonable fear interviews
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  July 19, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

January 2017
1. January 27, 2017
  POTUS issues EO 13769, implementing travel ban and limiting refugee admissions
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasRefugees USCISBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Not in effect
  January 20, 2020
  Acted on by Biden Administration

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