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  1. December 2025

    1. December 5, 2025 2.0

      USCIS restricts biometrics collection for detained noncitizens

      DetentionImmigrant Visas USCISICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. December 2, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE targets Afghans for deportation

      Interior ICE Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. November 2025

    1. November 17, 2025 2.0

      United States and Ecuador sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarian DHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 15, 2025 2.0

      DHS announces implementation of parole fee required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill

      HumanitarianDetention DHSICECBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 30, 2025 2.0

      Reported: FEMA withholds preparedness-grant money until states comply with conditions

      Enforcement FEMA Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. September 29, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration increases number of immigration-related functions exempt or excepted from government shutdown

      Enforcement ICEDHSEOIRUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. September 26, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues guidance to revoke DACA for attempted purchase of a firearm

      Enforcement USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. September 23, 2025 2.0

      DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border wall projects in San Diego

      Border DHSCBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. September 9, 2025 2.0

      ICE contracts with Clearview AI for facial-recognition technology

      Enforcement ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 29, 2025 2.0

      USCIS updates policy on false claims to U.S. citizenship, unlawful voter registration, and unlawful voting

      EnforcementNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. Current Status

    3. August 20, 2025 2.0

      USCIS Updates Policy on False Claim to U.S. Citizenship

      NaturalizationEnforcement USCISICECBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. August 19, 2025 2.0

      DHS partners with the State of Nebraska to build the "Cornhusker Clink" for ICE detention

      Detention ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. August 14, 2025 2.0

      AG Bondi issues order suspending DC laws limiting MPD cooperation with immigration enforcement

      EnforcementInteriorSanctuary Restrictions State & Local EntitiesICEDHSOtherDOD Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
    6. Current Status

  1. July 2025

    1. July 21, 2025 2.0

      State Department initiates deportation of lawful permanent residents with alleged ties to Haitian terrorist group

      Interior Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationICEDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. July 8, 2025 2.0

      United States and Honduras sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCISDOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. 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

      Partially in effect
    4. Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 25, 2025 2.0

      Reported: USCIS plans to close pending affirmative asylum applicants' cases and place them in expedited removal proceedings

      InteriorAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. June 24, 2025 2.0

      ICE waives 12-hour holding cell limit, allowing detainees to be held for 72 hours

      Detention ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. Current Status

    4. June 9, 2025 2.0

      DHS adopts regulation governing the protection of federal property

      Enforcement DHS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveRule

      Current Status

    5. 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

    6. June 5, 2025 2.0

      DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border-wall projects in Tucson Sector, Arizona

      Border DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status