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  1. March 2025

    1. March 21, 2025 2.0

      DHS terminates CHNV parole processes and revokes paroles after 30-day wind-down period

      HumanitarianInterior DHSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 24, 2025 2.0

      DHS Secretary reduces duration of recent extension and redesignation of TPS for Haiti

      TPS DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. February 24, 2025 2.0

      DOJ drops lawsuit against SpaceX for discriminatory hiring practices against immigrants

      LaborHearings and AdjudicationsRefugees DOJEOIR Final/ActualIn Litigation Adjudication

      Current Status

    3. February 18, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration issues stop-work order for legal service providers representing unaccompanied minors

      Minors HHSORR Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

    4. February 18, 2025 2.0

      ICE directs ERO officers to consider expedited removal for large categories of noncitizens

      BorderInteriorEnforcementHumanitarian ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. February 18, 2025 2.0

      ICE directs review on non-detained docket for redetention and removal

      DetentionInteriorAsylum, Withholding and CAT ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. February 12, 2025 2.0

      DHS Revokes $80 Million in FEMA Funds Allocated to NYC to House Migrants and Fires FEMA Officials Involved in Transfer

      Humanitarian FEMA Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 30, 2025 2.0

      DHS Secretary vacates extension of—and then terminates—2023 designation of TPS for Venezuela

      TPS DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

    2. 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

    3. January 24, 2025 2.0

      Trump fires HHS Inspector General

      Minors HHS Final/ActualIn Litigation

      Current Status

    4. January 23, 2025 2.0

      DHS provides guidance for use of expanded expedited removal, including for parolees

      EnforcementInteriorHumanitarianAsylum, Withholding and CAT DHSCBPICEUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. January 20, 2025 2.0

      CBP Ends CBP One Scheduling System and Cancels Upcoming Appointments

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    6. 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

    7. 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

    8. January 20, 2025 2.0

      POTUS Proclamation 10888: "Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion"

      HumanitarianBorder DHSDOJDOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    9. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 6 directs DHS, DOS, and DOJ to resume Migrant Protection Protocols

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DHSDOJDOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    10. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 7(b) directs termination of "categorical parole programs" including CHNV Parole Processes

      Humanitarian DHSUSCISCBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential OrdersProgram Termination

      Current Status

    11. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14169 "Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid"

      Humanitarian DOSOther Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
  1. December 2020

    1. December 16, 2020

      EOIR imposes tougher procedures for asylum and withholding of removal

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    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
  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
  1. September 2020

    1. 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
  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
  1. July 2020

    1. July 22, 2020

      COVID-19: ICE detains immigrant children in private hotels pending Title 42 expulsion

      MinorsDetention ICE ReportedIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in PracticeData and Reports

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  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

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