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  1. October 2025

    1. October 15, 2025 2.0

      DHS announces implementation of parole fee required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill

      HumanitarianDetention DHSICECBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

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  1. September 2025

    1. September 5, 2025 2.0

      ICE launches the Detention Facility Appointment Scheduler to schedule legal visitation at detention facilities

      Detention ICE Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

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  1. August 2025

    1. August 19, 2025 2.0

      DHS partners with the State of Nebraska to build the "Cornhusker Clink" for ICE detention

      Detention ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. August 18, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Arizona Attorney General Limits ICE Access to Financial Records

      DetentionEnforcement ICEDHSState & Local Entities ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

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    4. August 5, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE separates children from parents who refuse to board deportation flights

      InteriorDetentionMinors ICEDHS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

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    5. August 5, 2025 2.0

      DHS partners with Indiana to use "Speedway Slammer" state prison for ICE detention

      DetentionInterior ICEDHS Final/Actual Change in Practice

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  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

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  1. June 2025

    1. June 24, 2025 2.0

      ICE waives 12-hour holding cell limit, allowing detainees to be held for 72 hours

      Detention ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. June 23, 2025 2.0

      DHS detains noncitizens in State of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" Everglades facility

      Detention FEMAICEState & Local Entities Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

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  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

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    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 9, 2025 2.0

      Proc. 10935: "Establishing Project Homecoming"

      InteriorBorderEnforcementDetention DHSCBPTSADOSState & Local EntitiesICE Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    4. May 9, 2025 2.0

      Proc. 10935 § 3 directs DOS and DHS to promote voluntary departure through a communications campaign and by increasing the number of immigration officers

      BorderInteriorDetentionEnforcement DHSCBPICEDOSState & Local Entities Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    5. May 5, 2025 2.0

      CBP Acting Commissioner rescinds "legacy policies" on care and custody

      Detention CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 23, 2025 2.0

      DOJ Rescinds Funding of National Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Resource Center

      Detention DOJICECBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. April 2, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE reinstates contract with Florida detention facility previously deemed substandard

      Detention ICEState & Local Entities ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

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  1. March 2025

    1. March 6, 2025 2.0

      DOJ establishes "Operation Take Back America" to implement President and AG's "core policy objectives"

      Sanctuary RestrictionsBorderInteriorDetention DOJDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

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  1. February 2025

    1. February 27, 2025 2.0

      ICE updates language of directive on detainee deaths

      Detention ICEDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

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    2. February 26, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues guidelines for treatment of detainees with disabilities

      Detention ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. February 21, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration plans to build immigration-detention facilities on military sites across U.S.

      Detention DODICE ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

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    4. February 18, 2025 2.0

      ICE directs review of non-detained docket for redetention and removal

      DetentionInteriorAsylum, Withholding and CAT ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

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    5. February 1, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues guidance for lawmakers visiting ICE facilities

      Detention DHSICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

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  1. January 2025

    1. January 31, 2025 2.0

      Attorney General designates BIA decision for publication

      Hearings and AdjudicationsEnforcementDetention AGEOIRDOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive

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    2. January 30, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director issues guidance on Laken Riley Act

      DetentionHearings and Adjudications DHSEOIRAG Final/Actual Agency Directive

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