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  1. January 2026

    1. January 7, 2026 2.0

      U.S. withdraws from international organizations considered contrary to national interests

      Humanitarian DOS Final/Actual Agency DirectivePresidential Orders

      Current Status

    2. January 6, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Dominica signs agreement to receive asylum seekers from U.S.

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT DOSDHS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. January 6, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Antigua and Barbuda signs agreement to receive asylum seekers from U.S.

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT DOSDHS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. December 2025

    1. December 16, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation 10998: Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian DOSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. November 2025

    1. November 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration enters agreement with Equatorial Guinea for third-country removals

      Humanitarian DOSDHS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 30, 2025 2.0

      President Trump sets record-low refugee cap of 7,500 for fiscal year 2026

      Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    2. October 20, 2025 2.0

      United States and Belize sign safe third country agreement

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DHSDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 30, 2025 2.0

      President Trump transfers grant-making authority for initial resettlement grants and contracts from DOS to ORR

      Refugees DOSHHS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    2. September 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration slashes anti-human trafficking efforts across multiple agencies

      InteriorBorderU/T/VAWA DOSDOJDOLDHSHHS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. September 11, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration enters agreement with Ghana for third-country removals

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DOSDHS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. 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 14, 2025 2.0

      United States and Paraguay sign safe third country agreement

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DOSDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. August 1, 2025 2.0

      USCIS expands interview criteria for refugee and asylee adjustment of status applications

      RefugeesAsylum, Withholding and CATImmigrant Visas: Family-Based Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. July 2025

    1. July 15, 2025 2.0

      United States and Guatemala sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarianEnforcement Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 4, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation 10949: Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the U.S. from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalizationHumanitarian DOSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 30, 2025 2.0

      DOS proposes changes to Form DS-234, Special Immigrant Visa Biodata Form

      Humanitarian DOS ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. May 20, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration uses Migration and Refugee Assistance funds meant for overseas refugees to support "self-deportations"

      EnforcementRefugees DHSBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 24, 2025 2.0

      Salvadoran man granted withholding of removal mistakenly deported to El Salvador

      EnforcementAsylum, Withholding and CAT ICEDHSDOS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Adjudication

      Current Status

    2. March 19, 2025 2.0

      State Department revises Human Rights Report categories

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT DOS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 24, 2025 2.0

      State Department orders resettlement agencies to stop funded work supporting refugees currently in the U.S.

      RefugeesHumanitarian DOS ReportedIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. January 23, 2025 2.0

      Report: DOS shuts down "Safe Mobility Initiative" offices in Latin America

      HumanitarianNon-Immigrant Visas DOSUSCIS Reported Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

    3. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14148: "Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions"

      BorderDetentionInteriorAsylum, Withholding and CATRefugeesNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    4. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14163: "Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program"

      RefugeesHumanitarian DHSDOSBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    5. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 8 directs DOS, DOJ, and DHS to enter international cooperation agreements, including but not limited to Safe Third Country Agreements

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarian DOSDOJDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status