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  1. September 2025

    1. September 30, 2025 2.0

      DHS reallocates Rail and Transit Security Grant Funds from New York based on alleged sanctuary status

      EnforcementSanctuary Restrictions FEMADHSState & Local Entities In LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 29, 2025 2.0

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

      Minors ICEORRDOJHHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. July 2025

    1. July 8, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues memo eliminating bond for all applicants for admission

      Detention EOIRICE Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 23, 2025 2.0

      DHS detains noncitizens in State of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" Everglades facility

      Detention FEMAICEState & Local Entities Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. June 7, 2025 2.0

      President Trump federalizes State National Guard units to support immigration enforcement actions

      Interior ICEDOD Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectivePresidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 22, 2025 2.0

      DHS blocks Harvard from enrolling international students

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    2. May 20, 2025 2.0

      ICE arrests and detains noncitizens attending immigration-court hearings

      EnforcementInteriorDetentionHearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 25, 2025 2.0

      ORR partially rescinds Unaccompanied Children Program "Foundational Rule" to permit sponsor disqualification based on immigration status and sharing of sponsor status with law enforcement

      MinorsInterior ICECBPORR Comment PeriodFinal/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

    2. March 25, 2025 2.0

      EO 14248 § 2 requires proof of U.S. citizenship to vote

      Citizenship DHSDOSOtherState & Local Entities Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. 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

    4. March 14, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation 10903: "Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua"

      BorderInterior DHSAGDOJ Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 24, 2025 2.0

      DHS Secretary reduces duration of recent extension and redesignation of TPS for Haiti, then terminates it

      TPS DHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 21, 2025 2.0

      DHS Rescinds and Supersedes Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or Near Protected Areas

      BorderInterior DHSICECBP Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. 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

    3. January 20, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation 10888: "Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion"

      HumanitarianBorder DHSDOJDOS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    4. January 20, 2025 2.0

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

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DHSDOJDOS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
    5. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14168 § 4(a) directs DOJ and DHS to ensure males are not held in women's prisons or detention centers

      Detention DOJDHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. January 2021

    1. January 8, 2021

      DHS issues rule for wage-based H-1B cap selection process

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/ActualEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      February 8, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. December 2020

    1. 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

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      March 29, 2022
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  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
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. October 8, 2020

      DHS issues interim final rule narrowing H-1B criteria

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/VacatedRenewed Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      January 20, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  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

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      June 14, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  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

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      June 14, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  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 22, 2020

      DHS amends regulation to remove 30-day processing provision for asylum employment authorization applications

      Asylum, Withholding and CATLabor USCISDHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      May 4, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
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