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  1. May 2026

    1. May 7, 2026 2.0

      DOS announces passport revocations due to significant child-support debt

      Enforcement HHSDOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. April 2026

    1. Current Status

  1. March 2026

    1. March 11, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DHS requests access to child-support database with employment and family information

      EnforcementInterior HHSDHS ReportedProposed Change in PracticeData and Reports

      Current Status

  1. February 2026

    1. February 11, 2026 2.0

      ORR moves pregnant unaccompanied minors to a facility in Texas with restrictions on abortion access

      DetentionMinors ORR ReportedFinal/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2026

    1. January 1, 2026 2.0

      Reported: ORR largely stops releasing minors to sponsors

      Minors ORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. December 2025

    1. December 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: HHS demands sponsors of immigrants repay public benefits

      Humanitarian HHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. November 2025

    1. November 5, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE plans to open a call center to track migrant children

      Minors ICEORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 27, 2025 2.0

      ICE releases policy memo on expanded use of HHS data

      EnforcementInterior ICEHHS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. 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 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

      Current Status

    2. August 15, 2025 2.0

      ORR using secure juvenile detention centers to detain unaccompanied migrant teenagers

      MinorsEnforcement ORR ReportedProposedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. August 8, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS to begin interviewing unaccompanied minors in HHS custody

      Minors DHSORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. July 2025

    1. July 23, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS offers voluntary departure to unaccompanied children from noncontiguous countries

      BorderInteriorMinors CBPICEORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. July 23, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ORR guidelines require in-person meetings with sponsors, Federal law enforcement present

      EnforcementMinors DHSHHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 14, 2025 2.0

      Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provide DHS with personal information of Medicaid enrollees

      Enforcement DHSHHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 22, 2025 2.0

      DOJ moves to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement

      MinorsDetention CBPDHSORRHHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in PracticeProgram Termination

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 21, 2025 2.0

      ORR shortens eligibility period for refugee cash and medical assistance

      Refugees ORR Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. March 14, 2025 2.0

      ORR issues field guidance on DNA testing for proof of biological relationship

      Enforcement ORR Final/Actual 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

    4. March 11, 2025 2.0

      DOS and CDC remove COVID-19 vaccination requirement for immigrant visa applicants

      Immigrant Visas DOSCDC Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 14, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE granted access to Office of Refugee Resettlement unaccompanied minors database

      MinorsBorder ORRHHSDHSICECBP Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 31, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director Reinstates Trump Memo on Child Advocates

      Hearings and AdjudicationsMinors EOIRHHS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. December 2020

    1. December 29, 2020

      ACF reorganizes ORR, creates new division

      RefugeesMinors ORR Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. March 2020

    1. March 10, 2020

      COVID-19: Unaccompanied children not being held in CA, WA shelters

      Minors CBPORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  1. July 2019

    1. July 1, 2019

      HHS to fund 1,300 more beds in Carrizo Springs, Texas

      BorderDetentionMinors CBPORR Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect