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  1. November 2025

    1. November 29, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Department of State orders a halt to visas for Afghans

      Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas: Special ImmigrantNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. Current Status

    3. November 10, 2025 2.0

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

      Humanitarian DOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. November 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration uses Migration and Refugee Assistance to pay countries accepting deportations of third-country nationals

      Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    5. November 6, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DOS expands list of medical conditions that are grounds for denying visa applications on public charge grounds

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 30, 2025 2.0

      Reported: United States deports Iranians after deal with Tehran

      Enforcement DHSICEDOS Reported Change 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 21, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DOS flags 55 million visas for potential violations

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: State Department revokes visas of Panamanian politicians critical of US-Panama agreements

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor DOS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 29, 2025 2.0

      Reported: New visa restrictions announced on foreign officials accused of censoring protected expression

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. May 29, 2025 2.0

      State Department and DHS social-media accounts promote "remigration"

      Interior DHSBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. May 15, 2025 2.0

      Reported: U.S. imposes travel restrictions on Mexican politicians purportedly linked to drug trafficking

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOSDHS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 25, 2025 2.0

      DOS directive instructs consular officers to review all student-visa applicants' social media for terrorism-related inadmissibility

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Student DOS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. March 19, 2025 2.0

      State Department revises Human Rights Report categories

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT DOS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 26, 2025 2.0

      Report: POTUS orders visa sanctions and travel ban on certain Colombian nationals

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency DirectivePresidential Orders

      Current Status

    2. January 24, 2025 2.0

      State Department orders resettlement agencies to stop funded work supporting refugees currently in the U.S.

      RefugeesHumanitarian DOS ReportedIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. January 23, 2025 2.0

      Report: DOS shuts down "Safe Mobility Initiative" offices in Latin America

      HumanitarianNon-Immigrant Visas DOSUSCIS Reported Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

  1. April 2020

    1. April 23, 2020

      COVID-19: ICE to test some immigrants for coronavirus before deportation

      Interior ICEDOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
  1. March 2020

    1. March 19, 2020

      Reported, COVID-19: Trump administration temporarily pausing refugee admissions

      Refugees USCISBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration ReportedExpired Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  1. August 2019

    1. August 21, 2019

      Reported: More than 2,000 migrants returned to Central American countries under "Assisted Voluntary Return" program.

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DHSDOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. July 2019

    1. July 8, 2019

      Report: Immigration Officials Use Secretive Gang Databases to Deny Asylum Claims

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderInterior ICECBPUSCISDOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. December 2018

    1. Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. September 2018

    1. September 12, 2018

      Report that State Department plans to pay Mexico $20 million to deport unauthorized immigrants

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DOS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. August 2018

    1. August 29, 2018

      Reports of denials of passports to US citizens born near Mexican border

      Citizenship USCISDOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. June 2018

    1. June 11, 2018

      Reported: Visas for Chinese students and researchers in sensitive areas restricted

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Student USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect