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  1. May 2025

    1. May 12, 2025 2.0

      DOJ prioritizes violations of federal immigration law in corporate whistleblower program

      Interior DOJ Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. May 5, 2025 2.0

      DOJ circulates notices in EOIR immigration courts urging self-deportation

      EnforcementHearings and Adjudications EOIRICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. May 1, 2025 2.0

      DOJ prosecutes migrants for novel charges under Title 50 for entering military zone at the border

      InteriorEnforcement DOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 25, 2025 2.0

      DOJ arrests Milwaukee judge for allegedly obstructing arrest of a noncitizen

      InteriorHearings and Adjudications DOJDHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. April 21, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DOJ grants DOGE access to ECAS data

      EnforcementHearings and Adjudications DOJOther Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. April 18, 2025 2.0

      Report: DOGE officials transferred from SSA to DOJ's immigration-enforcement unit

      Enforcement SSADOJICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. April 5, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Senior DOJ immigration lawyer placed on indefinite leave after questioning erroneous deportation

      EnforcementInteriorHearings and Adjudications DOJEOIR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. Current Status

    2. March 14, 2025 2.0

      DOJ drops litigation challenging state immigration-enforcement laws

      Enforcement DOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. March 12, 2025 2.0

      HHS stops placement of unaccompanied minors in Southwest Key shelters

      Detention DOJHHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 7, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE utilizing federal prisons for immigration detention

      DetentionEnforcement ICEDOJ Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 28, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director authorizes ICE enforcement actions in EOIR space

      Interior ICECBPEOIR Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. January 21, 2025 2.0

      DOJ Creates New "Sanctuary Cities Enforcement Working Group"

      Sanctuary Restrictions DOJ Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2020

    1. March 6, 2020

      ICE requests redeployment of 500 HSI agents to increase arrests and surveillance in sanctuary cities

      InteriorSanctuary Restrictions ICECBPEOIRDHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  1. February 2020

    1. February 27, 2020

      Reported: ICE, CBP and DOJ use Clearview AI, a facial recognition program to scan social media photos

      Enforcement CBPICEDOJ Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. December 2019

    1. December 21, 2019

      Reported: ICE asking immigration courts to reopen DACA recipients' removal cases

      InteriorDACA ICEEOIR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    2. December 6, 2019

      Reported: EOIR expands use of "tent courts" along Southern Border

      HumanitarianAsylum, Withholding and CATBorderHearings and Adjudications USCISEOIRCBPICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  1. November 2019

    1. November 6, 2019

      DHS begins implementing the Humanitarian Asylum Review Program

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderHearings and Adjudications USCISCBPEOIR Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice
  1. October 2019

    1. October 7, 2019

      DHS begins implementing the Prompt Asylum Claim Review program

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderDetentionHearings and Adjudications CBPUSCISEOIR Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice
  1. August 2019

    1. August 8, 2019

      Detained noncitizens with small children released on humanitarian grounds in Mississippi

      Interior ICEAG Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. September 2018

    1. September 16, 2018

      Report that ICE issues NTAs with incorrect hearing dates

      InteriorHearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice
    2. September 11, 2018

      ICE is reportedly increasing use of video conferencing at immigration court

      InteriorHearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. July 2018

    1. July 24, 2018

      DOJ directs public information offices to use the term "illegal alien"

      Enforcement DOJ Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. July 3, 2018

      AG Sessions rescinds 24 guidance documents, including guidance discouraging employers from discriminating against asylees and refugees

      RefugeesAsylum, Withholding and CATSanctuary Restrictions DOJ Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. June 2018

    1. June 28, 2018

      DOJ issues new immigration-related conditions for FY 2018 Byrne/JAG grants

      Sanctuary Restrictions DOJICEState & Local Entities Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect

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