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  1. July 2026

    1. July 21, 2026 2.0

      DOJ demands New Jersey noncitizen voter records following MVC software error

      CitizenshipInterior DOJAG Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. May 2026

    1. May 29, 2026 2.0

      EOIR Director rescinds five PMs deemed unnecessary or potentially confusing

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. May 22, 2026 2.0

      EOIR Director rescinds two PMs and one DM deemed outdated or unnecessary

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarianEmployment VerificationLabor EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. March 2026

    1. March 20, 2026 2.0

      EOIR issues PM 26-03 to clarify EOIR's Judicial Complaint Process

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. February 2026

    1. Current Status

    2. February 4, 2026 2.0

      DOJ pushes immigration judges to deny asylum in new training

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT EOIR Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. January 2026

    1. January 21, 2026 2.0

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

      RefugeesInterior EOIRAGDHS Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. January 12, 2026 2.0

      Administration withdraws Biden-era guidance on credit-borrower immigration status

      Citizenship DOJOther Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. December 2025

    1. December 23, 2025 2.0

      United States and Palau sign safe third country agreement

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DHSDOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. December 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: USCIS ordered to escalate denaturalization case referrals

      Naturalization USCISDOJ Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. December 16, 2025 2.0

      DOJ OLC reinterprets PRWORA to exclude noncitizens from more federal benefits

      HHSDOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. November 2025

    1. November 1, 2025 2.0

      EOIR limits online access to immigration court to the parties to a proceeding

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 27, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Military attorneys to be temporarily reassigned to DOJ for immigration enforcement

      Hearings and Adjudications DOJDOD Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. 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

    2. September 19, 2025 2.0

      DOL announces H-1B enforcement initiative "Project Firewall"

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedLabor DOLDOJOther Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. September 15, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director issues PM 25-49 on bond redetermination requests

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. September 15, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director issues PM 25-50 setting OCAHO Case Completion Goals

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. September 12, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director issues disparaging guidance on stakeholder engagement

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. September 12, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director provides guidance on notice of hearing procedures

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    7. September 12, 2025 2.0

      EOIR issues Policy Memorandum 25-47, specifying agency adjudication priorities

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    8. September 5, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director establishes procedures for off-the-record discussions

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    9. September 5, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director provides guidance on adjudication of constitutional challenges

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    10. September 3, 2025 2.0

      United States and Uganda sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISCBPEOIRICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 26, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director issues guidance on employee feedback

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. August 22, 2025 2.0

      EOIR issues Policy Memorandum 25-42, setting guidelines for adjudicatory independence

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status