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  1. May 2025

    1. May 2, 2025 2.0

      DHS pauses and then rescinds Romania's Visa Waiver Program designation

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 22, 2025 2.0

      DHS and DOGE "overhaul" Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Database

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasEnforcementCitizenship USCISSSAState & Local EntitiesOther Final/Actual Data and Reports

      Current Status

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    3. April 16, 2025 2.0

      DHS threatens to block Harvard from enrolling international students unless university shares student information

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. April 9, 2025 2.0

      DHS begins screening noncitizens' social media activity for "antisemitism" when considering immigration benefit requests

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasAsylum, Withholding and CATU/T/VAWA USCISDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. April 4, 2025 2.0

      DHS revokes student visas and terminates status of international students not connected to campus activism

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICEDHS In Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 14, 2025 2.0

      DHS proposes changes to DHS Form 7001, "Request for Case Assistance"

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DHSUSCIS ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. March 14, 2025 2.0

      Reported: H-1B visa holder deported despite federal court order prohibiting removal

      DetentionNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedBorder CBP ReportedIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. March 6, 2025 2.0

      State Department launches "Catch and Revoke" initiative to revoke visas of students engaged in "pro-Hamas" activity

      Non-Immigrant Visas: StudentInterior DOSDHSDOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. March 3, 2025 2.0

      USCIS changes Form I-192 (Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Nonimmigrant) to no longer allow "X" gender marker

      Non-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    5. March 3, 2025 2.0

      USCIS changes Form I-134 (Declaration of Financial Support) to no longer allow "X" gender marker

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    6. March 3, 2025 2.0

      USCIS changes Form I-918 (Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status) and supplements to no longer allow "X" gender marker

      Non-Immigrant VisasU/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 24, 2025 2.0

      USCIS changes Form I-914 (Application for T Nonimmigrant Status) to no longer allow "X" gender marker

      Non-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. February 5, 2025 2.0

      EO 14201 § 4(c) directs DOS and DHS to review entry of transgender athletes

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. 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 14159 § 14 directs Treasury, DOS, and DHS to establish visa bond system

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    5. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161 §§ 2(a) and 3(a) direct maximum vetting of all noncitizens seeking admission to U.S. and those in the U.S.

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DHSAG Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    6. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14168 § 3(d) directs DOS and DHS to require that government-issued identification documents reflect "immutable biological" sex

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    7. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161: "Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats"

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasHumanitarian DHSDOJDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    8. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161 §§ 2(b) and 2(c) direct agencies to identify countries from which to suspend admissions and prioritize the removal of individuals from those countries

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasEnforcement DOSDHSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    9. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161 § 3 directs review of all existing policies to "protect" U.S. cultural and other interests

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalizationRefugees DHSDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. January 2021

    1. January 13, 2021

      DHS removes Mongolia, Samoa, and Tonga from countries eligible for H-2A and H-2B visas

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
    2. January 13, 2021

      Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) creates Optional Practical Training Employment Compliance Unit

      Workplace EnforcementNon-Immigrant Visas: Student ICEDOL Final/Actual Agency Directive

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