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  1. January 2025

    1. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 7 directs DHS to publicize and prioritize registration of noncitizens

      EnforcementInterior DHSUSCISDOJ Comment PeriodFinal/ActualIn Litigation Forms and Information CollectionPresidential Orders

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    3. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14160: "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship"

      Citizenship DHSUSCISDOSSSAAG Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    4. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 12 Directs DHS, DOS, and DOJ to Encourage "Aliens Unlawfully Present in the United States" to Voluntarily Depart

      BorderDetentionEnforcement DHSDOSDOJ Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    6. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161 §§ 2(a) and 3(a) direct maximum vetting of all noncitizens seeking admission to U.S. and those in the U.S.

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DHSAG Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    7. 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
    8. 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

    9. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161: "Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats"

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasHumanitarian DHSDOJDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    10. January 20, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DOJ Fires EOIR Career Leadership

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Reported

      Current Status

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    12. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14148 § 2(vv) rescinds Biden executive order that established a database to track federal law enforcement misconduct

      Enforcement AGDOJICECBPTSADHS Final/Actual Presidential OrdersProgram Termination

      Current Status

  1. January 2021

    1. January 14, 2021

      Acting Attorney General issues a second Matter of A-B- to provide "additional guidance" on asylum

      Hearings and Adjudications AGEOIR Final/Actual Adjudication
    2. January 13, 2021

      EOIR announces interactive Policy Manual to access BIA and Immigration Court Practice Manuals

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
    3. January 12, 2021

      EOIR Director issues policy memo on rulemakings and federal court orders

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    4. January 8, 2021

      EOIR Director issues guidance to restrict continuances

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  1. December 2020

    1. December 31, 2020

      EOIR Director rescinds two more OPPMs

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/ActualRescinded Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. December 28, 2020

      EOIR releases factsheet on "Myths vs. Facts About Immigration Proceedings"

      Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CAT EOIR Final/Actual Data and Reports

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    3. December 23, 2020

      EOIR and USCIS issue communicable-disease security bars to asylum and withholding eligibility

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISCBPDHSEOIR Final/Actual Rule
    4. December 22, 2020

      EOIR Director rescinds five more OPPMs

      Hearings and AdjudicationsU/T/VAWA EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    5. December 18, 2020

      EOIR dramatically increases fees for appeals, applications, and motions

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/ActualIn Litigation Rule

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
    6. December 18, 2020

      EOIR Director issues policy memo on fees and fee waivers

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
    7. December 16, 2020

      New EOIR regs restrict admin closure, curtail BIA decisional authorities, and truncate briefing

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR ProposedIn LitigationEnjoined/VacatedRescinded Rule
    8. December 16, 2020

      EOIR imposes tougher procedures for asylum and withholding of removal

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    9. 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