Immigration Policy Tracking Project

January 2021
1. 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
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. January 12, 2021
  USCIS replaces sticker that extends validity of permanent resident cards
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. January 11, 2021
  DHS issues order designating the Order of Succession for DHS Secretary
  
  EnforcementHumanitarian DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. January 4, 2021
  DHS waives laws, regulations to enable construction of barriers and roads in Imperial County
  
  Border DHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. January 4, 2021
  USCIS provides guidance on Form I-9 for employees with extended work authorization under DACA
  
  DACAEmployment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. January 4, 2021
  SEVP issues reminders on enforcement of post-completion OPT and employer information requirement
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

December 2020
1. December 22, 2020
  U.S. and El Salvador sign cooperation agreement in the examination of protection claims
  
  HumanitarianBorder DHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. December 16, 2020
  US and the UK sign the Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement
  
  Border CBPICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. December 15, 2020
  USCIS expands interview requirements for refugee/asylee adjustment of status
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATRefugeesImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. December 15, 2020
  DOL announces AEWR annual update for H-2A herding and livestock range workers
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOLUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. December 14, 2020
  DHS proposes new system of records "DHS/ALL-046 Counterintelligence Program"
  
  Enforcement CBPICEUSCISFEMATSADHS Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. December 11, 2020
  DHS proposes modifications to system of records "ALL-047 Records Related to DHS Personnel, Long-Term Trainees, Contractors, and Visitors During a Declared Public Health Emergency"
  
  Enforcement DHS Proposed Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. December 8, 2020
  USCIS updates Policy Manual chart regarding citizenship for children born out of wedlock pre-1934
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. December 8, 2020
  USCIS migrates 245(i) policy from Adjudicators Field Manual to Policy Manual
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. December 7, 2020
  DHS provides information on I-9 completion for TPS beneficiaries of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan
  
  TPSEmployment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. December 3, 2020
  CBP announces pilot program to collect DNA samples will become fully operational
  
  Detention CBP Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. December 2, 2020
  USCIS issues policy guidance on Schedule A pre-certification
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. December 2, 2020
  USCIS provides information on Invalid Document Numbers in E-Verify
  
  Employment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

November 2020
1. November 30, 2020
  USCIS provides new edition of Form I-865, Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. November 30, 2020
  USCIS provides new edition of Form N-644, Application for Posthumous Citizenship
  
  Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. November 30, 2020
  USCIS provides new edition of Form I-905, Application for Authorization to Issue Certification for Health Care Workers
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. November 25, 2020
  DHS temporarily closes detention facility at Texas border
  
  Detention DHSCBP Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. November 24, 2020
  DHS provides Q&As on USCIS’s processing of concurrently pending Forms N-400 and I-751
  
  Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. November 23, 2020
  USCIS updates policy on disability accommodations for naturalization applicants
  
  Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. November 20, 2020
  ICE announces modification of “External Investigations System of Records”
  
  Enforcement ICE Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. November 19, 2020
  DHS withdraws April 2008 notice of proposed rulemaking on biometrics collection
  
  Enforcement DHS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. November 18, 2020
  USCIS updates Policy Manual to clarify lawful admission requirements for naturalization
  
  Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. November 17, 2020
  DHS issues statement regarding HSA/FVRA challenges to Acting Secretary's authority
  
  EnforcementHumanitarian DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. November 17, 2020
  USCIS updates Policy Manual guidance on job portability for some employment-based adjustment of status applicants
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. November 17, 2020
  USCIS updates Policy Manual guidance on discretionary factors considered for adjustment of status
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. November 16, 2020
  USCIS Provides Information on E-Verify TNC Requirements
  
  Employment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. November 13, 2020
  DHS provides information on how to request case assistance from the CIS Ombudsman
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. November 10, 2020
  DHS OIG issues report on major management and performance challenges facing DHS
  
  EnforcementMinors DHS Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. November 9, 2020
  DHS requests suggestions from stakeholders
  
  DHS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
17. November 5, 2020
  EOIR issues guidance for implementing Mendez Rojas settlement on recent border crossers and one-year asylum deadline
  
  Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CAT EOIRUSCISDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
18. November 5, 2020
  DOS revokes designation of ETIM as a foreign terrorist organization
  
  InteriorBorder DOSDOJDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
19. November 2, 2020
  USCIS releases instructions on filing Form I-589 asylum applications with the Asylum Vetting Center
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
20. November 2, 2020
  DHS Office of Inspector General issues Management Alert about Federal Protective Service (FPS) improperly deploying DHS employees to protect federal properties
  
  Interior DHSCBPICETSA Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

October 2020
1. October 30, 2020
  CBP expelling migrant children from other countries into Mexico
  
  BorderMinorsAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBP Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. October 30, 2020
  OIG releases report confirming CBP took steps to limit processing at ports of entry
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. October 22, 2020
  USCIS proposes revisions to the H-1B electronic registration tool
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  September 1, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
4. October 20, 2020
  DHS launches Center for Countering Human Trafficking
  
  HumanitarianU/T/VAWA ICEDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. October 17, 2020
  POTUS issues EO 13894, excluding individuals related to conflict in Syria, Turkish officials
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas Bureau of Consular AffairsCBP Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. October 16, 2020
  DHS 'ratifies' prior actions by former Acting Secretary and USCIS Deputy Director
  
  EnforcementHumanitarianNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasNaturalization DHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. October 15, 2020
  USCIS updates Policy Manual guidance on nonimmigrant cultural visitor (Q) visas
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. October 2, 2020
  USCIS issues policy guidance on inadmissibility based on membership in a totalitarian party
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. October 1, 2020
  POTUS signs spending measure expanding USCIS premium processing, extending expiring immigration programs
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-BasedEmployment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Legislation
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  February 24, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

September 2020
1. September 23, 2020
  DHS issues a temporary rule requiring the use of USCIS-contracted telephonic interpreters in asylum interviews
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and Adjudications USCIS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  March 22, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. September 23, 2020
  DHS 'ratifies' Acting Secretary's prior actions in response to GAO opinion
  
  EnforcementHumanitarian DHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. September 18, 2020
  USCIS issues guidance on citizenship requirements for children of military members and government employees stationed abroad
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. September 18, 2020
  COVID-19: DHS releases Fact Sheet on measures on the border to limit the further spread of coronavirus
  
  DetentionBorder CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. September 17, 2020
  USCIS issues policy alert updating guidance on O visas
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. September 11, 2020
  COVID-19: CDC issues final rule expanding quarantine authority to prohibit "introduction" of noncitizens (except LPR's) into the U.S.
  
  BorderAsylum, Withholding and CATMinors CBPCDC Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. September 10, 2020
  USCIS launches sponsor deeming and agency reimbursement information collection initiative
  
  Immigrant Visas USCISHHSState & Local Entities Final/Actual Agency DirectiveForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

August 2020
1. August 28, 2020
  ICE reviews SEVIS records for OPT students who have not reported employer information
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. August 27, 2020
  CBP proposes collecting passenger manifest data from buses and railroads
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. August 21, 2020
  USCIS updates its policy manual with guidance on terminating asylee status at adjustment of status
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISICEEOIR Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. August 19, 2020
  COVID-19: USCIS allows employees to use Form I-797 for Form I-9 verification during EAD production delays
  
  Employment VerificationImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 4, 2022
  Acted on by Biden Administration

July 2020
1. July 31, 2020
  DHS proposes new requirements for surety companies underwriting immigration bonds
  
  Detention ICE Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  April 15, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. July 24, 2020
  USCIS issues new guidance regarding deployment of capital for EB-5 visas
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. July 8, 2020
  DHS proposes revisions to Form I-191, Application for Relief Under Former Section 212(c)
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  July 20, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
4. July 2, 2020
  CBP designates autonomous surveillance towers along southern border a "program of record"
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

June 2020
1. June 29, 2020
  USCIS updates filing location for Forms I-918 and I-485 for applicants filing for U nonimmigrant status
  
  U/T/VAWANon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 3, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. June 26, 2020
  Trump Administration designates ICE a "security/sensitive" agency
  
  Interior ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. June 12, 2020
  DHS Inspector General finds that CBP struggled to meet detention standards in 2019
  
  DetentionBorder CBP Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. June 8, 2020
  ICE informs SEVP-certified schools of a revised H-1B registration process and F-1 cap-gap extensions
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. June 4, 2020
  ICE begins testing all incoming detainees for COVID-19
  
  Detention ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. June 4, 2020
  DHS deploys components to curb protests nationwide
  
  Interior DHSICECBP Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

May 2020
1. May 29, 2020
  POTUS issues proclamation suspending entry of certain students and researchers from China
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedNon-Immigrant Visas: Student CBPUSCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. May 26, 2020
  USCIS publishes instructions for electronic registration for H-1B cap sponsoring entities
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. May 22, 2020
  USCIS retires Adjudicator's Field Manual
  
  Hearings and Adjudications USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. May 14, 2020
  COVID-19: USCIS issues temporary final rule modifying H-2B requirements
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. May 14, 2020
  USCIS publishes interim final rule implementing the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  October 18, 2022
  Acted on by Biden Administration
6. May 11, 2020
  COVID-19: USCIS issues temporary guidance for certain H-1B foreign medical graduates
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. May 6, 2020
  USCIS allows military personnel and veterans to file naturalization applications online
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 28, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

April 2020
1. April 24, 2020
  USCIS updates policy on false claims of US citizenship
  
  EnforcementCitizenship USCISICECBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. April 23, 2020
  COVID-19: DHS revises service process requirements for summonses, complaints, and subpoenas
  
  Hearings and Adjudications DHS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. April 20, 2020
  COVID-19: USCIS issues temporary final rule, lifting certain H-2A program limitations
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/ActualRenewed Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. April 17, 2020
  COVID-19: CBP offers extension for Visa Waiver Program travelers
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. April 15, 2020
  DHS notice that Acting Secretary has waived certain legal requirements to construct the border wall in Starr County, Texas.
  
  Border DHSCBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. April 13, 2020
  COVID-19: USCIS announces flexibility for nonimmigrants who cannot depart U.S. before their authorized stay expires
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. April 10, 2020
  COVID-19: POTUS imposes visa sanctions on countries that refuse to accept return of foreign nationals
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/ActualRenewed Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. April 7, 2020
  USCIS issues policy guidance on Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness law
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  June 17, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

March 2020
1. March 30, 2020
  COVID-19: USCIS announces flexibility for applicants responding to Requests for Evidence, Notices of Intent to Deny, and other USCIS requests
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  January 28, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. March 26, 2020
  COVID-19: DOS informs medical professionals of continuing ability to request visa appointments
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. March 26, 2020
  COVID-19: SEVP issues guidance on electronic filing of Form I-20
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. March 24, 2020
  COVID-19: OFLC announces issuance of electronic PERM labor certifications
  
  Labor USCISDOL Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. March 20, 2020
  COVID-19: USCIS announces flexibility in submitting required signatures during COVID-19 national emergency
  
  HumanitarianImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  July 25, 2022
  Acted on by Biden Administration
6. March 20, 2020
  COVID-19: DHS announces flexibility in requirements related to Form I-9 compliance
  
  Employment Verification ICE Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  January 27, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
7. March 19, 2020
  Reported, COVID-19: Trump administration temporarily pausing refugee admissions
  
  Refugees USCISBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. March 18, 2020
  COVID-19: ICE focuses removal and detention on public safety risks
  
  InteriorSanctuary Restrictions ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. March 18, 2020
  COVID-19: ICE temporarily allows filing Form I-246 through mail; extends initial check-in deadline
  
  EnforcementHearings and Adjudications ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. March 15, 2020
  COVID-19: ICE medically screens detainees prior to removal flights
  
  DetentionInterior ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. March 10, 2020
  DHS proposes to modify and reissue "ALL-038 Insider Threat Program" System of Records
  
  Enforcement DHS Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. March 9, 2020
  DOJ eliminates DHS discretion to exempt certain detained noncitizens from DNA-sample collection
  
  BorderInteriorDetention ICEDOJCBP Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. March 9, 2020
  COVID-19: SEVP issues guidance for F and M nonimmigrant students
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. March 6, 2020
  USCIS requires FLAG system temporary labor certification final determination to be submitted with H-2A petition
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. March 5, 2020
  USCIS issues policy guidance on submission of benefit requests
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarianCitizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

February 2020
1. February 28, 2020
  USCIS publishes updated guidance on H-2A petitions for sheep/goat herders
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. February 27, 2020
  Reported: ICE, CBP and DOJ use Clearview AI, a facial recognition program to scan social media photos
  
  Enforcement CBPICEDOJ Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. February 26, 2020
  DOJ announces OIL unit dedicated to denaturalization cases
  
  Hearings and AdjudicationsNaturalizationCitizenship USCISDOJ Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. February 26, 2020
  SEVP Changes the Recertification Notification Process
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. February 24, 2020
  CBP introduces facial recognition at Brownsville, TX border crossing
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. February 20, 2020
  DHS waives laws to expedite construction of border wall
  
  Border DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. February 19, 2020
  USCIS opens application period for new status for long-term residents of CNMI
  
  HumanitarianImmigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. February 14, 2020
  ICE intends to open first holding facility in Maine
  
  DetentionInterior ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. February 14, 2020
  USCIS Suspends H-1B Pre-Paid Mailer
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. February 10, 2020
  Reported: DHS considers retaliating against states that deny immigration officials access to state driver records
  
  Sanctuary Restrictions ICETSA Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. February 10, 2020
  President Trump proposes further reduction in funding for E-verify
  
  Employment Verification USCIS Proposed Legislation
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 28, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
12. February 7, 2020
  Reported: DHS uses cellphone location data for immigration enforcement
  
  Enforcement CBPICEDHS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. February 5, 2020
  Reported: ICE begins fingerprinting unaccompanied children age 14 and over in ORR facilities
  
  InteriorMinors ORRICEUSCIS Reported Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. February 4, 2020
  Reported: Trump Administration designates CBP as a Security Agency
  
  Border CBP Reported Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

January 2020
1. January 31, 2020
  USCIS shifts to requiring citizens residing abroad to file Form I-130 online except in very limited circumstances
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedCitizenship USCISDOS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. January 31, 2020
  USCIS announces new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification
  
  Employment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. January 30, 2020
  USCIS issues guidance on biometrics services and fingerprint waivers
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalizationHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. January 29, 2020
  USCIS adjusts process for processing EB-5 immigrant investor petitions
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  June 1, 2022
  Acted on by Biden Administration
5. January 24, 2020
  State Department aims to limit 'birth tourism' with new visa rule
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. January 23, 2020
  USCIS announces Iranian nationals are no longer eligible for E-1 or E-2 visas due to treaty termination
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based Bureau of Consular AffairsUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. January 21, 2020
  National Archives and Record Administration gives notice of ICE records disposal
  
  Enforcement ICE Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. January 16, 2020
  USCIS issues policy guidance on replacing permanent resident card
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. January 15, 2020
  ICE issues subpoenas to law enforcement in CA, CT, NY, NV and OR
  
  InteriorSanctuary Restrictions ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. January 15, 2020
  DOL makes annual adjustment to penalties for certain visa violations
  
  Employment VerificationWorkplace Enforcement USCISDOL Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. January 14, 2020
  POTUS issues EO 13902, suspending entry of Iranians with certain industry connections
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasBorder CBPBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. January 14, 2020
  State Department clarifies adoption policies for non-citizens living in the United States
  
  Minors USCISDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. January 13, 2020
  EOIR issues guidance on adjustment of status eligibility for certain Liberians under the NDAA
  
  Hearings and Adjudications DHSEOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. January 10, 2020
  State Department designates Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq as a foreign terrorist organization
  
  InteriorBorder DOSDHSDOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. January 5, 2020
  CBP officers instructed to target Iranian and Iranian-American travelers following U.S. assassination of General Soleimani
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

December 2019
1. December 31, 2019
  Acting DHS Secretary requests review of state DMV laws for assessment of interference with immigration enforcement
  
  InteriorSanctuary Restrictions DHS Reported Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. December 30, 2019
  U.S. Census Bureau reports drop in net migration between U.S. and abroad in 2018-19
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. December 26, 2019
  USCIS begins accepting green card applications under Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness program
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual AdjudicationChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. December 26, 2019
  CBP designates tribal card issued by Swinomish Indian Tribal Community as acceptable travel document
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. December 19, 2019
  DOL announces AEWR annual update for H-2A herding and livestock range workers
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. December 18, 2019
  USCIS requests comments on proposed revisions to Form I-131A, Application for Carrier Documentation
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. December 18, 2019
  USCIS requests comments on new information collection, Form G-1552, regarding sponsor deeming and agency reimbursement
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. December 10, 2019
  USCIS issues policy guidance regarding post-sentencing changes and DUI convictions
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. December 9, 2019
  CBP issues notice designating Puyallup tribal card as acceptable travel document
  
  Enforcement CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. December 3, 2019
  ICE opens new detention facility in Anson, TX
  
  Detention ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

November 2019
1. November 21, 2019
  USCIS issues policy guidance on adjustment for terminated Conditional Permanent Residents
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. November 21, 2019
  Reported: USCIS threatens consequences for staff leaking information
  
  Humanitarian USCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. November 19, 2019
  USCIS issues policy guidance on Special Immigrant Juvenile classification
  
  Immigrant Visas: Special ImmigrantMinorsHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  March 18, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
4. November 15, 2019
  EOIR issues guidance regarding child advocates in UAC hearings
  
  MinorsHearings and Adjudications EOIRORRICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. November 15, 2019
  DOL & USCIS final rule eliminates print ads for H-2B recruitment
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. November 14, 2019
  Internal DHS report makes recommendations regarding MPP implementation
  
  BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCISCBPEOIRORR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. November 8, 2019
  USCIS publishes final rule requiring $10 fee per registration for H-1B cap selection process
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  January 4, 2023
  Acted on by Biden Administration
8. November 8, 2019
  DHS designates Poland as Visa Waiver Program country
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas CBPDHSDOS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. November 7, 2019
  CBP issues NTAs with false court dates to migrants in MPP
  
  Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBPICEEOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. November 7, 2019
  DHS seeks public input on technology to streamline applications for REAL ID-compliant licenses
  
  Enforcement TSADHSState & Local Entities Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. November 4, 2019
  DHS announces continuation of documentation for beneficiaries of TPS designation for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  September 10, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
12. November 1, 2019
  POTUS reduces refugee admissions to 18,000 for Fiscal Year 2020
  
  Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCISORR Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

October 2019
1. October 31, 2019
  State Department clarifies standard of review for blanket L visa applications
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. October 28, 2019
  DHS and El Salvador reach agreement on increased information sharing in exchange for extended work permits for Salvadorans with TPS
  
  TPSBorderInterior USCISCBPICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. October 24, 2019
  USCIS updates AFM with sample notice of filing an Application for a Permanent Employment Certification
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. October 15, 2019
  USCIS clarifies requirements for Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification
  
  Immigrant Visas: Special ImmigrantMinorsHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. October 1, 2019
  DHS waives 31 environmental and historic preservation regulations to expedite border wall construction in Texas's Rio Grande Valley Sector
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

September 2019
1. September 27, 2019
  U.S. and Honduras sign agreements on immigration enforcement and H-2 visa programs
  
  BorderNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHSDOL Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. September 27, 2019
  Student & Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) issues guidance on reporting relationship between employment and area of study for F-1 OPT
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. September 25, 2019
  POTUS issues proclamation suspending entry of certain members of the Maduro government in Venezuela
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCISDHSDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. September 25, 2019
  POTUS suspends entry of Iranian senior officials
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCISDHSDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. September 20, 2019
  DOL publishes final rule transitioning to electronic advertising for H-2A worker recruitment
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. September 13, 2019
  DHS releases joint statement with government of Honduras on countries' continuing border security discussions
  
  BorderEnforcement DHS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. September 12, 2019
  ICE Field Office Directors publish statement on enforcement and removal operations
  
  InteriorDetention ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. September 4, 2019
  DHS makes citizens of Freely Associated States eligible for REAL IDs
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas DHS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. September 3, 2019
  DHS rescinds parole into Guam and CNMI for Russians, restricting issuance to case-by-case determination
  
  HumanitarianNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. September 2, 2019
  USCIS resumes considering requests from immigrants seeking deferred action for medical treatment
  
  Humanitarian ICEUSCIS Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

August 2019
1. August 28, 2019
  U.S. and El Salvador sign letter of cooperation to reduce border migration
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISICECBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. August 27, 2019
  DHS moves $155M from disaster relief to immigration enforcement
  
  BorderDetentionAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCISICEFEMA Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. August 21, 2019
  Reported: More than 2,000 migrants returned to Central American countries under "Assisted Voluntary Return" program.
  
  BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DHSDOS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. August 20, 2019
  ICE Announces New Streamlined Removal Procedures for Return of Guatemalans
  
  Interior ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. August 20, 2019
  Reported: DOS Changes Validity Of E Visas For French Citizens
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas CBPBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. August 15, 2019
  US and Canada implement preclearance agreement
  
  Border CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. August 15, 2019
  Government bars use of Visa Waiver Program by persons who visited North Korea
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBP Final/Actual Agency DirectiveForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. August 13, 2019
  USCIS issues policy guidance on documentation for Cuban Adjustment Act cases
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. August 9, 2019
  USCIS announces closure of Seoul office
  
  Citizenship USCISDOS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. August 9, 2019
  USCIS plans to close several international field offices
  
  Immigrant VisasCitizenship DOSUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. August 8, 2019
  Detained noncitizens with small children released on humanitarian grounds in Mississippi
  
  Interior ICEAG Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. August 5, 2019
  POTUS imposes sanctions on Venezuela via EO
  
  Enforcement CBPUSCISDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. August 2, 2019
  USCIS to terminate Haitian Family Reunification Parole program and Filipino World War II Veterans Parole program
  
  Humanitarian USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency DirectiveProgram Termination
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

July 2019
1. July 31, 2019
  USCIS designates AG decision in Matter of H-G-G- as adopted policy
  
  TPSImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. July 31, 2019
  USCIS publishes U Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide
  
  U/T/VAWANon-Immigrant Visas USCISState & Local Entities Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. July 30, 2019
  United States and Guatemala sign agreements on H-2 nonimmigrant visas
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. July 26, 2019
  USCIS issues guidance regarding asylum and internal relocation
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. July 26, 2019
  POTUS issues EO 13882, suspending entry of persons engaged in certain activities in Mali
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. July 26, 2019
  H-2B petitioners must include FLAG system temporary labor certification final determination with Form I-129
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. July 24, 2019
  DHS begins conducting on-site inspections of F-1 STEM OPT employment
  
  Workplace EnforcementNon-Immigrant Visas: Student ICEUSCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. July 23, 2019
  DOS imposes visa restrictions on Nigerians
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. July 15, 2019
  ICE interim guidance for implementation of Matter of M-S-
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATDetention ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. July 11, 2019
  US/Canada begin Phase III of Entry/Exit Project
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. July 9, 2019
  Reported: ICE opens three new detention centers
  
  Detention ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. July 8, 2019
  Report: Immigration Officials Use Secretive Gang Databases to Deny Asylum Claims
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderInterior ICECBPUSCISDOS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. July 8, 2019
  The Under Secretary of State re-delegates authority to invoke privilege related to refugee vetting
  
  RefugeesBorder Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCISCBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. July 7, 2019
  ICE reportedly mines state driver's license databases using facial recognition
  
  Interior ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. July 1, 2019
  HHS to fund 1,300 more beds in Carrizo Springs, Texas
  
  BorderDetentionMinors CBPORR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. July 1, 2019
  DHS waives certain legal regulations to expedite border wall construction in Texas
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

June 2019
1. June 30, 2019
  USCIS extends benefits for certain CNMI residents
  
  HumanitarianCitizenship USCIS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  June 16, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. June 28, 2019
  CBP opens temporary facility in Yuma, AZ
  
  Detention CBPICEORR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. June 27, 2019
  CBP proposes construction of pedestrian barrier in the Rio Grande Valley
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. June 27, 2019
  USCIS Seeks Comments on Proposed H-1B Registration Tool Information Collection
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. June 25, 2019
  CBP removes certain restrictions on flights to and from Cuba
  
  Enforcement CBP Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. June 24, 2019
  ICE notice of intent to award contract to Cellebrite for smartphone hacking technology
  
  Interior CBPICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. June 21, 2019
  ICE awards new contract for rapid DNA testing at southwest border; expands pilot program
  
  Border CBPICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. June 20, 2019
  CBP expands facility in Donna, TX to hold more unaccompanied children
  
  Detention CBPICEORR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. June 17, 2019
  USCIS will transfer some green card and naturalization cases to field offices
  
  Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. June 10, 2019
  New Zealand Nationals Eligible for E-1 and E-2 Nonimmigrant Classifications
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. June 7, 2019
  United States and Mexico sign joint statement on immigration enforcement
  
  BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCISICECBPDOS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. June 7, 2019
  United States and Mexico to discuss binding bilateral refugee agreement
  
  BorderRefugees USCISICECBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. June 7, 2019
  US recognizes five-year extension of validity for Venezuelan passports
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas CBPUSCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. June 4, 2019
  USCIS updates rejection criteria for form I-129
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

May 2019
1. May 30, 2019
  HHS cancels funding for recreational activities in unaccompanied minor shelters
  
  MinorsDetention ORRICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. May 28, 2019
  ICE seeks to implement Rapid DNA testing to identify fraudulent claims of family relationships
  
  DetentionBorder CBPICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. May 22, 2019
  DHS finalizes new & increased fees charged by SEVP
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. May 21, 2019
  State Department confirms effective date for final rule on Electronic Visa Update System
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. May 19, 2019
  ICE Plans to Expand “Alternative to Detention” Program
  
  DetentionInterior ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. May 17, 2019
  USCIS renews matching programs in five states to detect benefits fraud
  
  Humanitarian USCISState & Local Entities Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. May 16, 2019
  State Department Imposes and Waives PLO and PA Visa Denials
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. May 15, 2019
  DHS waives laws, regulations to enable California and Arizona border wall construction
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. May 15, 2019
  DHS suspends flights to Venezuela
  
  Enforcement DHSDOSOther Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. May 11, 2019
  Report: ICE relocates detainees by air to begin initial processing
  
  Detention CBPICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. May 10, 2019
  Continuation of TPS Documentation for Nepal, Honduras
  
  TPS USCIS In LitigationEnjoined/VacatedRenewed Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. May 9, 2019
  USCIS issues guidance on P-1S visa validity period
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. May 9, 2019
  ICE signs new contract with iPhone hacking company
  
  InteriorBorder CBPICE Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. May 7, 2019
  ICE limits Karnes detainees’ access to pro bono lawyers and volunteers
  
  Detention ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. May 6, 2019
  ICE launches Warrant Service Officer program, empowering local law enforcement
  
  InteriorSanctuary Restrictions ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. May 6, 2019
  State Department limits requirement to refer nonimmigrant inadmissibility waiver requests
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

April 2019
1. April 29, 2019
  Secretary of State excepts activities related to Kataeb militias from terrorism related inadmissibility grounds under INA 212(a)(3)(B)(i)
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas ICEUSCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. April 25, 2019
  ICE signs contract with GEO Group to reopen Louisiana processing center
  
  Detention ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. April 25, 2019
  CBP Further Restricts Canadian L-1 Applications at the Border
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. April 24, 2019
  CBP reportedly starts fingerprinting some children under age 14
  
  MinorsBorder CBP Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. April 24, 2019
  DHS waives certain regulations to expedite border wall construction in Arizona and New Mexico
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. April 22, 2019
  State Department and DHS announce reciprocal investor visa with Israel
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. April 22, 2019
  DOS instructs consular officers to "discontinue granting" visas in countries that do not accept their citizens when removed from the United States
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas ICEUSCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. April 22, 2019
  White House directs agencies to tighten B-1/B-2 visitor visa enforcement
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular AffairsUSCISICECBPAG Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. April 19, 2019
  USCIS clarifies that marijuana offenses remain a conditional bar to establishing good moral character for naturalization applications
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. April 16, 2019
  AG Barr issues Matter of M-S-, holding that an asylum-seeker who establishes credible fear is ineligible for bond, even when transferred to removal proceedings
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATDetention EOIRICEAG Final/Actual Adjudication
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. April 8, 2019
  DOS to designate Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as Foreign Terrorist Organization
  
  Enforcement DHSDOSAG Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. April 8, 2019
  DHS increases Greece ESTA validity to two years
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. April 5, 2019
  CBP reportedly terminates Accenture hiring contract
  
  Border CBP Reported Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. April 4, 2019
  DHS threatens employees with legal consequences for leaking "nonpublic information"
  
  Enforcement DHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. April 3, 2019
  Reports that CBP reducing commercial lanes and services at Otay Mesa to reassign agents to border
  
  Border CBP Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. April 1, 2019
  CBP stops Sunday screening services for commercial trucks entering Nogales, Arizona
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
17. April 1, 2019
  USCIS launches H-1B data hub
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
18. April 1, 2019
  DOL publishes interim final rule on CW-1 visa
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

March 2019
1. March 28, 2019
  DHS Signs Regional Compact with key Central American Northern Triangle countries
  
  Border CBPDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. March 27, 2019
  CBP temporarily reassigns CBP officers to Border Patrol Sectors
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. March 23, 2019
  El Paso Border Patrol reportedly closes inland checkpoints and reassigns agents to border
  
  Border CBP Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. March 20, 2019
  CBP reportedly releasing detained noncitizens en masse, citing space constraints
  
  Detention CBP Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. March 20, 2019
  Whistleblower report of inadequate medical treatment in ICE custody
  
  Detention ICECRCL Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. March 19, 2019
  President Trump proposes cutting funding to E-Verify program
  
  Employment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Legislation
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. March 15, 2019
  DOL imposes new LCA electronic notice obligations on employers and end-clients
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. March 13, 2019
  Press reports widespread ICE violations of warrant signature requirements and erroneous targeting of US citizens
  
  InteriorSanctuary Restrictions ICEState & Local Entities Reported Change in PracticeData and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. March 12, 2019
  USCIS to close most of its international field offices
  
  HumanitarianImmigrant VisasCitizenship USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. March 11, 2019
  DHS & ICE launch Global Trade Task Force to combat smuggling
  
  Border CBPICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. March 8, 2019
  DHS extends TPS designation for South Sudan
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. March 7, 2019
  DHS to share records with Census Bureau to produce citizenship data for 2020 Census
  
  Citizenship DHSOther Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. March 6, 2019
  CBP secretly targets non-profit immigration lawyers, journalists, and advocates for interrogation at border
  
  Border CBPICEDHS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. March 5, 2019
  Border Patrol reports arrests in February 2019 are highest since March 2009
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. March 1, 2019
  DHS extends TPS documentation for Haiti, Sudan, El Salvador and Nicaragua to January 2, 2020
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 22, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
16. March 1, 2019
  USCIS makes unannounced Form I-730 processing changes, referring certain petitions to ICE
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATRefugees ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

February 2019
1. February 26, 2019
  Thousands of migrant youth reported sexual abuse in U.S. immigration detention
  
  Detention CBPORRICE Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. February 26, 2019
  DOL plans to randomize processing of H-2B visa applications, rather than first-come-first-serve
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. February 15, 2019
  USCIS announces updated guidance for adjudicating spousal petitions involving minors
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. February 15, 2019
  USCIS proposes revision to Form I-508, Waiver of Rights, Privileges, Exemptions and Immunities
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. February 15, 2019
  USCIS launches online tip form for reporting allegations of immigration fraud
  
  Enforcement USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. February 8, 2019
  DHS waives certain environmental regulations to expedite border wall construction in California
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. February 5, 2019
  USCIS closes field office in Moscow, Russia
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. February 1, 2019
  USCIS requests comment on proposed revisions to Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasBorder USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. February 1, 2019
  USCIS requests comment on proposed revision to Form N-445, Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony
  
  Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. February 1, 2019
  USCIS requests comment on proposed revisions to Form N-336, Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings
  
  Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

January 2019
1. January 31, 2019
  USCIS Imposes H-1B Pre-Registration Process for Cap Lottery; Prioritizes Advanced Degree Holders
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. January 31, 2019
  DHS and DOS impose visa sanctions on Ghana
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. January 29, 2019
  USCIS announces online filing for forms N-600 and N-600K
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. January 28, 2019
  USCIS announces online case status feature for asylum applicants
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. January 16, 2019
  USCIS updates guidance regarding secure identity documents
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasCitizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

December 2018
1. December 28, 2018
  CBP changes medical practices for children in detention centers
  
  DetentionMinors CBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. December 27, 2018
  USCIS terminates categorical CNMI parole programs
  
  Humanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. December 21, 2018
  EOIR issues guidance on Pereira v. Sessions, announcing changes in NTA filings and case scheduling
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIRUSCISICECBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. December 21, 2018
  USCIS eliminates certain Service Center e-mail addresses
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. December 21, 2018
  USCIS seeks comment on proposed revisions of forms related to foreign adoptions
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. December 19, 2018
  HHS rolls back fingerprint requirements for adults living with migrant children
  
  MinorsInteriorBorder ICEORR In LitigationRescinded Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. December 19, 2018
  EOIR issues IJ guidance on credible fear hearings following Grace v. Whitaker
  
  Hearings and Adjudications USCISEOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. December 17, 2018
  Trump administration reportedly pressures Vietnam to dissolve a 2008 repatriation agreement, which would result in thousands of deportations
  
  Interior ICEDOS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. December 17, 2018
  CBP releases interim procedures on notification of a death in custody
  
  DetentionBorder CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. December 12, 2018
  DHS extends applicability of federal regulations to southern border property under CBP control
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. December 12, 2018
  USCIS revises guidance on medical certification requirements for English and civics exceptions to naturalization
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. December 11, 2018
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form G-639, FOIA/Privacy Act Request
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. December 3, 2018
  USCIS proposes revision to Form I-881, Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal
  
  Humanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

November 2018
1. November 30, 2018
  ACIJ directs NYC IJs to complete family cases within 365 days
  
  Hearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. November 30, 2018
  USCIS revises interview waiver guidance for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  August 16, 2022
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. November 16, 2018
  USCIS consolidates data on its website into one page entitled Immigration and Citizenship Data
  
  CitizenshipImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. November 15, 2018
  USCIS issues guidance on L-1 one-year foreign employment requirement
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. November 15, 2018
  USCIS begins requesting biometric information for Form N-565 applicants seeking Naturalization/Citizenship replacement documents
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. November 9, 2018
  USCIS announces plans to issue NTA's to certain foreign nationals whose humanitarian petitions or associated adjustment applications are denied
  
  RefugeesU/T/VAWAHumanitarian ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. November 9, 2018
  USCIS amends guidance on suitability of prospective parents for intercountry adoption
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedCitizenship USCISDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. November 8, 2018
  USCIS announces continued implementation of policy memo on NTAs
  
  Interior USCISICEEOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. November 2, 2018
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form I-407, Record of Abandonment of LPR Status
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

October 2018
1. October 30, 2018
  DOL updates H-1B labor condition application form
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. October 30, 2018
  USCIS clarifies EB-5 eligibility of redemption agreement-financed investments
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. October 30, 2018
  USCIS phases out self-scheduled Infopass appointments
  
  Immigrant VisasCitizenship USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. October 30, 2018
  Reports that President will attempt to void birthright citizenship for children of undocumented parents via Executive Order
  
  Citizenship DHS Reported Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. October 30, 2018
  USCIS announces expansion of InfoMod program
  
  USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. October 26, 2018
  ICE changes unemployment calculations for students while on post-completion/STEM OPT
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. October 25, 2018
  USCIS alters use of Form G-325A in USCIS Policy Manual
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. October 19, 2018
  DOL plans to propose a rule treating foreign labor certifications as covered nonprocurement transactions
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL In Regulatory Agenda Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. October 12, 2018
  U.S. allegedly working with Mexican officials to restrict asylum seekers' access to U.S. border
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATMinorsBorder CBPUSCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. October 12, 2018
  USCIS clarifies marriage and marital union requirements for naturalization
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. October 11, 2018
  DHS waives environmental laws to expedite border wall construction in Rio Grande Valley
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. October 10, 2018
  ICE ends practice of coordinating release plans for undocumented families in Arizona
  
  InteriorBorderDetention ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. October 9, 2018
  CBP says enforcement not altered by Canada's legalization of marijuana
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. October 4, 2018
  POTUS caps refugee admissions at 30,000 for Fiscal Year 2019
  
  Refugees USCISBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationORR Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. October 4, 2018
  DHS Secretary creates panel to examine best practices for families and children in CBP custody
  
  DetentionMinors CBPORRICE Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. October 3, 2018
  USCIS begins administering naturalization test through digital tablet
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
17. October 1, 2018
  USCIS issues guidance for certain H-2B foreign workers in Guam and Northern Mariana Islands
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 13, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

September 2018
1. September 28, 2018
  USCIS warns students about accrual of unlawful presence if they work after "cap gap" period
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. September 26, 2018
  USCIS clarifies naturalization eligibility for children
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. September 24, 2018
  CBP announces facial recognition technology demonstration at Port San Luis
  
  Enforcement CBP Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 25, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
4. September 21, 2018
  Report that ICE arrests sponsors of unaccompanied minors
  
  InteriorMinors ICEORR Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. September 21, 2018
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form I-602, Application by Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility Grounds
  
  Refugees USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. September 21, 2018
  USCIS seeks comment on proposed revisions to Form I-690, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. September 18, 2018
  AG Sessions issues Matter of S-O-G- & F-D-B-, truncating IJs' authority to terminate proceedings
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIRAGICE Final/Actual Adjudication
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. September 17, 2018
  USCIS revises Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarianNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. September 14, 2018
  USCIS accepts negative consultation letters for O visa petitions directly from unions
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. September 13, 2018
  USCIS requests comment on proposed revisions to Forms I-924 and I-924A, Application for Regional Center Designation and Supplemental
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. September 12, 2018
  DHS transfers $10 million from FEMA to ICE to fund expanded immigration detention
  
  Detention ICEFEMA Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. September 11, 2018
  ICE is reportedly increasing use of video conferencing at immigration court
  
  InteriorHearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

August 2018
1. August 31, 2018
  DOJ subpoenas North Carolina voting records at ICE request
  
  Enforcement ICEDOJ Adjudication
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. August 31, 2018
  USCIS increases premium processing fee for applications postmarked after October 1, 2018
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. August 29, 2018
  Reports of denials of passports to US citizens born near Mexican border
  
  Citizenship USCISDOS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. August 27, 2018
  DHS extends TPS for Somalia through March 17, 2020
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  July 19, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
5. August 18, 2018
  Reports: ICE turns to CBP for extra detention space
  
  Border CBPICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. August 16, 2018
  AG Sessions issues Matter of L-A-B-R-, restricting continuances
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIRAGICE Final/Actual Adjudication
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. August 15, 2018
  USCIS seeks comment on proposed revisions to Form G-845, Document Verification Request and Supplement
  
  EnforcementLabor USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  April 8, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
8. August 14, 2018
  DHS extends TPS for Yemen
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  July 9, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
9. August 14, 2018
  DHS launches data analytics program "Igloo" to target human smugglers
  
  Enforcement ICE Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. August 7, 2018
  DHS adopts enforcement measures targeting visa overstays
  
  Border USCISDOSCBPICE Final/Actual Change in PracticeData and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. August 2, 2018
  DHS publishes determination of waiver to begin building a border wall near San Diego
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

July 2018
1. July 25, 2018
  USCIS offers grants to support citizenship preparation
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. July 20, 2018
  Report: DHS increasing deportation and detention of U-1 status applicants
  
  U/T/VAWANon-Immigrant Visas ICEUSCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. July 11, 2018
  Reports of possible safe-third country agreement with Mexico
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder CBPUSCISDOS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. July 10, 2018
  DHS issues a four-step process for family reunification to comply with court order
  
  EnforcementHearings and Adjudications AGICEORR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. July 6, 2018
  DHS eliminates H-2A visa exemption for certain Caribbean residents
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based CBPDOS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. July 5, 2018
  ICE reportedly to open new detention center (Texas)
  
  Detention ICE Reported Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

June 2018
1. June 28, 2018
  DHS extends employment authorization for Nepali F-1 nonimmigrant students for one year
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. June 27, 2018
  DHS temporarily guards areas close to border wall
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. June 27, 2018
  ICE reportedly uses AB-60 driver licenses to conduct arrests in CA
  
  Interior ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. June 27, 2018
  DOS issues guidance for addressing citizenship claims for children of U.S. Citizen gestational mothers.
  
  Citizenship USCISDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 18, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
5. June 26, 2018
  DHS OIG report finds ICE inspections of detention facilities ineffective.
  
  Detention ICE Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. June 23, 2018
  ICE designates special facility and policies for reunification and removal of separated families
  
  DetentionMinors EOIRICEORR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. June 22, 2018
  ICE seeks up to 15,000 beds to detain families
  
  DetentionMinorsBorderInterior ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. June 21, 2018
  Orlando airport becomes first in U.S. to commit to processing all international travelers with facial recognition technology
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. June 19, 2018
  DHS reportedly increasing its use of medical records in asylum determinations in children's cases
  
  MinorsAsylum, Withholding and CATEnforcement USCISICEORR Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. June 18, 2018
  USCIS releases criminal record data about DACA requestors
  
  DACA USCIS Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. June 15, 2018
  DHS establishes hotline for separated parents to locate children
  
  BorderMinors CBPORR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. June 12, 2018
  Reports that military posts to be used to house detained unaccompanied minors
  
  DetentionBorder ORRDODCBP Reported Change in Practice

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