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  1. May 2026

    1. May 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS extends Temporary Protected Status for Lebanon

      TPSEmployment Verification USCISDHS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. May 11, 2026 2.0

      DHS grants USCIS officers discretion to reject or deny benefit requests with invalid signatures

      Immigrant VisasEnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

  1. April 2026

    1. April 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS silently eliminates 30-day adjudication requirement for first-time asylum-based work permits

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in PracticeRule

      Current Status

    2. April 17, 2026 2.0

      USCIS requires attorneys and accredited representatives to appear in-person at Field Office and various humanitarian interviews

      Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarian USCISDHS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2026

    1. Current Status

  1. February 2026

    1. February 18, 2026 2.0

      ICE and USCIS issue new detain-and-inspect requirement for refugees after one year of admission

      Refugees USCISICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2026

    1. January 30, 2026 2.0

      DHS enters into a 15-year consent decree with Florida to curtail exercise of parole authority

      HumanitarianBorderDetention DHS ProposedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. January 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS modifies expedited removal forms to remove fear advisals and questions

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderInterior DHSCBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    3. January 26, 2026 2.0

      Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) Lapses For Certain Lebanese Nationals

      Humanitarian DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeProgram Termination

      Current Status

    4. January 21, 2026 2.0

      DHS Secretary refers Matter of D-K- to Attorney General

      RefugeesInterior EOIRAGDHS Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    5. January 9, 2026 2.0

      USCIS and DHS launch Operation PARRIS targeting refugees

      Refugees USCISDHSICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. December 2025

    1. December 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues guidance on VAWA self-petitioner policies and requirements

      U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. December 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS updates confidentiality protections and information-use limitations for VAWA, T and U visas

      U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. November 2025

    1. November 11, 2025 2.0

      DOJ moves to terminate injunction governing notice of hearing and access to counsel for unaccompanied children, provides UCs with new advisal document

      MinorsBorder DOJCBPICE ProposedIn Litigation Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. November 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration enters agreement with Equatorial Guinea for third-country removals

      Humanitarian DOSDHS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. November 5, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE plans to open a call center to track migrant children

      Minors ICEORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 20, 2025 2.0

      DHS adds second layer of review for Palestinian asylum seekers

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISDHS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. September 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration slashes anti-human trafficking efforts across multiple agencies

      InteriorBorderU/T/VAWA DOSDOJDOLDHSHHS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 29, 2025 2.0

      USCIS transitions to electronic fee payments and will phase out check and money order payments

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. 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

    3. August 13, 2025 2.0

      Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) Lapses For Certain Palestinians

      EnforcementHumanitarian DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeProgram Termination

      Current Status

    4. August 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Asylum applications are dismissed due to omitted credible fear interviews

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    5. August 8, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS to begin interviewing unaccompanied minors in HHS custody

      Minors DHSORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    6. August 5, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE separates children from parents who refuse to board deportation flights

      InteriorDetentionMinors ICEDHS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    7. August 1, 2025 2.0

      USCIS expands interview criteria for refugee and asylee adjustment of status applications

      RefugeesAsylum, Withholding and CATImmigrant Visas: Family-Based Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

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