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  1. March 2025

    1. 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. 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

      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
    2. June 4, 2020

      ICE begins testing all incoming detainees for COVID-19

      Detention ICE Final/ActualEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      May 11, 2023
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. October 2019

    1. October 11, 2019

      State Department acts on 'Public Charge' changes, including issuing Interim Final Rule

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/VacatedRescinded Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      January 27, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. September 2019

    1. September 26, 2019

      POTUS issues EO 13888, limiting refugee resettlement to states and localities consenting to receive refugees

      Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCISORRState & Local Entities Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

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

  1. August 2019

    1. August 23, 2019

      Final Rule terminating Flores Agreement on detention of migrant children

      DetentionMinors ICEUSCISCBPORR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      April 30, 2024
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. August 14, 2019

      USCIS issues final rule on public charge inadmissibility grounds

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      March 9, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    3. August 14, 2019

      USCIS releases new forms, Form I-945 and I-356, to formalize the public charge bond process

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      March 9, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. July 2019

    1. July 16, 2019

      DHS and DOJ issue joint third country asylum rule

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder ICEEOIRUSCISCBP Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      February 23, 2023
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. July 9, 2019

      Asylum seekers given less time to prepare for credible fear interviews

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS In LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      October 7, 2024
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. May 2019

    1. May 31, 2019

      USCIS updates procedures for unaccompanied children's asylum applications

      MinorsAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    2. May 2, 2019

      Border Patrol agents will conduct and decide credible fear claims

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect

  1. April 2019

    1. April 30, 2019

      Asylum interviewers will no longer be trained to consider lack of asylum seekers' evidence

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS In LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      July 19, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. November 2018

    1. November 9, 2018

      DOJ and DHS issue interim final rule restricting access to asylum for individuals who enter outside recognized POEs

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder USCISCBPICEDHSEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      June 14, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. November 9, 2018

      POTUS issues Proclamation 9822 suspending entry across southern border outside ports of entry to bar asylum access

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder CBPUSCISICEEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

      Not in effect

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