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  1. November 2025

    1. November 3, 2025 2.0

      USCIS determines grant of U nonimmigrant status to a noncitizen in the U.S. is not an "admission"

      U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      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 22, 2025 2.0

      AG Bondi removes stay in Matter of Negusie, holding that INA persecutor bar lacks duress exception

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT AG Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

    3. October 15, 2025 2.0

      DHS announces implementation of parole fee required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill

      HumanitarianDetention DHSICECBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 19, 2025 2.0

      DHS Secretary terminates TPS designation for Syria

      TPS DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      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 8, 2025 2.0

      DHS Secretary terminates 2021 designation of TPS for Venezuela

      TPS DHS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

    4. September 2, 2025 2.0

      AG Bondi issues Matter of S-S-F-M-, restricting asylum claims based on domestic violence

      Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CAT AGUSCISEOIRICE Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

    5. September 2, 2025 2.0

      AG Bondi issues Matter of R-E-R-M- & J-D-R-M-, narrowing family-based PSGs

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT ICEAGEOIRUSCIS Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

    6. 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 29, 2025 2.0

      USCIS transitions to electronic fee payments and will phase out check and money order payments

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. August 29, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration seeks repatriation of unaccompanied Central American children without TVPRA protections

      Minors ICEORRDOJHHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. August 5, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE separates children from parents who refuse to board deportation flights

      InteriorDetentionMinors ICEDHS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. 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 24, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration deporting DACA recipients

      InteriorDACABorder ICECBP ReportedFinal/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. July 23, 2025 2.0

      Department of Education opens inquiry into universities over DACA scholarships

      CitizenshipDACA Other Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

    3. July 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS updates instructions for Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, to exclude new fees created by One Big Beautiful Bill Act

      Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    4. 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

    5. 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

    6. July 14, 2025 2.0

      HHS issues notice excluding undocumented immigrants from additional federal benefits

      Humanitarian HHS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    7. July 8, 2025 2.0

      United States and Honduras sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCISDOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    8. July 7, 2025 2.0

      DHS terminates Temporary Protected Status for Honduras

      TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Program Termination

      Current Status

    9. July 7, 2025 2.0

      DHS terminates Temporary Protected Status for Nicaragua

      TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Program Termination

      Current Status

    10. July 4, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration implements new fees authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

      EnforcementHumanitarianAsylum, Withholding and CATMinorsTPSImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHearings and Adjudications DHSICEUSCISEOIR Final/Actual Legislation

      Current Status

    11. July 2, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues directive regarding detention and removal of noncitizen parents and legal guardians of minor children

      Minors ICE Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status