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120 Policy Actions matching `2021`

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  1. May 2026

    1. 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      EOIR Director rescinds two PMs and one DM deemed outdated or unnecessary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. February 5, 2026 2.0

      DHS Inspector General announces pending investigations into ICE, CBP

      InteriorEnforcement ICECBPDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. November 2025

    1. Current Status

    2. November 3, 2025 2.0

      USCIS determines grant of U nonimmigrant status to a noncitizen in the U.S. is not an "admission"

      U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 1, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues interim guidance on age-out custody determinations

      Minors ICEORR Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 17, 2025 2.0

      USCIS implements updated naturalization civics test

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. September 8, 2025 2.0

      DHS Secretary terminates 2021 designation of TPS for Venezuela

      TPS DHS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

  1. July 2025

    1. 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

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 30, 2025 2.0

      Acting Regional Deputy Chief IJ issues, and EOIR subsequently withdraws, guidance to IJs regarding DHS motions to dismiss/terminate

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/VacatedRescinded Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. 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

      Current Status

    3. May 12, 2025 2.0

      ICE authorizes forceful entries to residences based on administrative warrants

      Interior ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 18, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director issues PM 25-29 to restrict use of administrative closure

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. April 8, 2025 2.0

      DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border-wall projects in San Diego

      BorderEnforcement DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 28, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director issues PM 25-24 to reset adjudicator personnel hiring and discipline policies

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. February 1, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE aims to lower detention standards to increase the use of state and local jails

      DetentionInterior ICEState & Local Entities Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. Current Status

    2. January 30, 2025 2.0

      DHS Secretary vacates extension of—and then terminates—2023 designation of TPS for Venezuela

      TPS DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

    3. 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

    4. January 22, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues guidance for civil immigration enforcement in or near courthouses

      Interior ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. January 21, 2025 2.0

      DHS rescinds and supersedes guidelines for enforcement actions in or near protected areas

      BorderInterior DHSICECBP Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. January 2021

    1. January 19, 2021

      DHS signs labor agreement with AFGE National ICE Council 118, ceding unprecedented policy power to union

      EnforcementDetentionInterior ICE Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
    2. January 15, 2021

      DOL expands applicability to secondary employers of filing requirements for LCAs

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOL Final/Actual Agency Directive
    3. January 14, 2021

      DOS designates various organizations, individuals as terrorists

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor DOS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive
    4. January 14, 2021

      USCIS issues policy guidance on discretionary EAD under adjustment or deferred action applications

      Immigrant VisasDACAEnforcement USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
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