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  1. July 2026

    1. July 15, 2026 2.0

      Attorney General submits first case ever to Alien Terrorist Removal Court

      EnforcementHearings and Adjudications AGDOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

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  1. May 2026

    1. May 26, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Immigration courts begin using "mega master" calendar hearings

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Reported Change in Practice

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  1. April 2026

    1. April 23, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DOJ assigns denaturalization cases to prosecutors

      EnforcementCitizenshipNaturalization DOJ Reported Change in Practice

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    2. April 22, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DOJ to issue $3.5 billion in immigration-enforcement grants

      Enforcement DOJ Reported Change in Practice

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  1. March 2026

    1. March 23, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DOJ guts Recognition and Accreditation program that authorizes non-attorneys to provide immigration legal services

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Reported Change in Practice

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  1. February 2026

    1. February 10, 2026 2.0

      Trump DOJ negotiates settlement requiring developer to earmark funds for immigration enforcement

      Interior DOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

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    2. February 9, 2026 2.0

      EOIR implements "rocket docket" fast-tracking Somali immigrants for removal hearings

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Reported Change in Practice

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    3. February 6, 2026 2.0

      EOIR issues interim final rule streamlining BIA administrative appellate review

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Comment PeriodFinal/ActualIn Litigation Change in PracticeRule

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  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

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  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

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  1. September 2025

    1. September 30, 2025 2.0

      DOJ updates Justice Manual to remove OIL consideration of remands for prosecutorial discretion or where DHS supports reopening

      Hearings and Adjudications DOJ Final/Actual Change in Practice

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    2. September 23, 2025 2.0

      EOIR updates Payment Portal, makes mandatory

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

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    3. 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

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    4. 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

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  1. August 2025

    1. 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

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    2. August 19, 2025 2.0

      EOIR expands dedicated docket

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

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  1. July 2025

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    2. July 16, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS pursues expedited removal concurrently with ongoing removal proceedings

      InteriorHearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR Reported Change in Practice

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    3. July 16, 2025 2.0

      DOJ withdraws order that exempted certain public benefits from PRWORA restrictions

      DOJ Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

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    4. July 15, 2025 2.0

      Reported: IJs allow ICE attorneys not to identify themselves in immigration court

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRICE ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

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    5. 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

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    6. July 1, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump approves using National Guard JAG Corps officers as immigration judges at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" facility

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

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  1. June 2025

    1. June 2, 2025 2.0

      ICE personnel regularly mask their faces during enforcement operations

      InteriorEnforcement ICEDOJ Final/Actual Change in Practice

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  1. May 2025

    1. May 20, 2025 2.0

      ICE arrests and detains noncitizens attending immigration-court hearings

      EnforcementInteriorDetentionHearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

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