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  1. September 2026

    1. September 7, 2026 2.0

      DHS announces changes to its seal

      Enforcement DHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. September 3, 2026 2.0

      DHS Directive to Seek Early Dismissal of Facially Insufficient Asylum Claims

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT DHSICE Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. August 2026

    1. August 25, 2026 2.0

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

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

      Current Status

    2. August 24, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Texas to receive reimbursement from federal fund for border costs

      Border DHS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. August 21, 2026 2.0

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

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

      Current Status

    4. August 11, 2026 2.0

      Trump administration demands access to Commercial Driver License Information System

      Enforcement DHSOther Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. August 10, 2026 2.0

      ICE plans to purchase electric-shock gloves for enforcement officers

      Enforcement ICE ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. August 5, 2026 2.0

      DOS pilots public charge bond program for certain immigrant visa applicants

      Immigrant Visas USCISDOS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. July 2026

    1. July 28, 2026 2.0

      Reported: ICE Arrests Foreign Citizens with Visa Overstays at Airports

      Enforcement ICETSA Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. Current Status

    3. July 21, 2026 2.0

      ICE overhauls dress code for deportation officers, bans jeans and T-shirts

      Interior ICE Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    4. July 14, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS trends in affirmative asylum adjudications

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

      Current Status

  1. June 2026

    1. Current Status

    2. June 10, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Ahead of World Cup, DHS and CBP warn that generating income from content-creation on a tourist visa is unauthorized employment

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedNon-Immigrant Visas: VisitorLaborInterior CBPDHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. May 2026

    1. May 30, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS archives website regarding options for nonimmigrant workers following termination of employment

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. May 26, 2026 2.0

      DHS directs ICE attorneys to pursue asylum-fraud cases

      EnforcementAsylum, Withholding and CAT DHSICE ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. April 2026

    1. April 28, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Concerns about federal access after California to share data on immigrant drivers

      Enforcement DHS Reported Data and Reports

      Current Status

    2. April 24, 2026 2.0

      Reported: CBP seeks to install surveillance tower in populous CA city

      Enforcement CBP Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. April 21, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS reviewing previously approved green cards

      Enforcement USCIS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. April 19, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS creates "Tactical Operations Division"

      EnforcementNaturalization USCIS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    5. April 9, 2026 2.0

      Reported: ICE launches Birth Tourism Initiative

      Citizenship ICE Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2026

    1. Current Status

    2. March 15, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DHS slows publicly available immigration data

      Enforcement DHS Reported Change in PracticeData and Reports

      Current Status

    3. March 11, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DHS requests access to child-support database with employment and family information

      EnforcementInterior HHSDHS ReportedProposed Change in PracticeData and Reports

      Current Status

  1. February 2026

    1. February 26, 2026 2.0

      Federal Protective Service Cites and Fines Volunteers Observing ICE At Federal Courthouses

      Hearings and AdjudicationsDetentionEnforcement DHSICE ReportedFinal/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status