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  1. August 2026

    1. August 25, 2026 2.0

      Reported: State Department to revoke tourist and business visas for persons who claimed asylum

      Non-Immigrant VisasAsylum, Withholding and CAT DOSDHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. August 21, 2026 2.0

      USCIS modifies evidence submission and appointment rescheduling policies for affirmative asylum applications

      Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. August 11, 2026 2.0

      DHS issues interim final rule allowing USCIS to require mandatory electronic filing

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCISDHS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information CollectionRule

      Current Status

    4. August 7, 2026 2.0

      ICE Director terminates CAT deferral grants to remove immigrants to country of torture

      EnforcementAsylum, Withholding and CAT ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. July 2026

    1. July 14, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS trends in affirmative asylum adjudications

      Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. May 2026

    1. May 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS extends Temporary Protected Status for Lebanon

      TPSEmployment Verification USCISDHS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. May 11, 2026 2.0

      DHS grants USCIS officers discretion to reject or deny benefit requests with invalid signatures

      Immigrant VisasEnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

  1. April 2026

    1. April 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS silently eliminates 30-day adjudication requirement for first-time asylum-based work permits

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in PracticeRule

      Current Status

    2. April 17, 2026 2.0

      USCIS requires attorneys and accredited representatives to appear in-person at Field Office and various humanitarian interviews

      Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarian USCISDHS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2026

    1. Current Status

  1. February 2026

    1. February 18, 2026 2.0

      ICE and USCIS issue new detain-and-inspect requirement for refugees after one year of admission

      Refugees USCISICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2026

    1. January 30, 2026 2.0

      DHS enters into a 15-year consent decree with Florida to curtail exercise of parole authority

      HumanitarianBorderDetention DHS ProposedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. January 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS modifies expedited removal forms to remove fear advisals and questions

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderInterior DHSCBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    3. January 26, 2026 2.0

      Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) Lapses For Certain Lebanese Nationals

      Humanitarian DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeProgram Termination

      Current Status

    4. January 21, 2026 2.0

      DHS Secretary refers Matter of D-K- to Attorney General

      RefugeesInterior EOIRAGDHS Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    5. January 9, 2026 2.0

      USCIS and DHS launch Operation PARRIS targeting refugees

      Refugees USCISDHSICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. December 2025

    1. December 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues guidance on VAWA self-petitioner policies and requirements

      U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. December 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS updates confidentiality protections and information-use limitations for VAWA, T and U visas

      U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. November 2025

    1. November 11, 2025 2.0

      DOJ moves to terminate injunction governing notice of hearing and access to counsel for unaccompanied children, provides UCs with new advisal document

      MinorsBorder DOJCBPICE ProposedIn Litigation Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. 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

    3. November 5, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE plans to open a call center to track migrant children

      Minors ICEORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 3, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Veterans Affairs ends contract with ICE for processing detainee health services claims

      HumanitarianDetention ICEOther Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 20, 2025 2.0

      DHS adds second layer of review for Palestinian asylum seekers

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISDHS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      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

  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