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  1. February 2026

    1. February 17, 2026 2.0

      DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border-wall projects in Big Bend Sector, Texas

      Border DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

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  1. January 2026

    1. January 30, 2026 2.0

      DHS enters into a 15-year consent decree with Florida to curtail exercise of parole authority

      HumanitarianBorderDetention DHS ProposedIn Litigation Change in Practice

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    2. January 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS modifies expedited removal forms to remove fear advisals and questions

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderInterior DHSCBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

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  1. November 2025

    1. November 11, 2025 2.0

      DOJ moves to terminate injunction governing notice of hearing and access to counsel for unaccompanied children, provides UCs with new advisal document

      MinorsBorder DOJCBPICE ProposedIn Litigation Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

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  1. October 2025

    1. October 4, 2025 2.0

      Reported: CBP increases border searches of electronic devices

      Border CBP ReportedIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

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  1. July 2025

    1. July 31, 2025 2.0

      Uses of force increase during immigration-enforcement actions

      EnforcementInteriorBorder ICECBPDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

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    2. July 24, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration deporting DACA recipients

      InteriorDACABorder ICECBP ReportedFinal/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

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    3. July 8, 2025 2.0

      United States and Honduras sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCISDOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

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  1. June 2025

    1. June 5, 2025 2.0

      DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border-wall projects in Tucson Sector, Arizona

      Border DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

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  1. April 2025

    1. April 8, 2025 2.0

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

      BorderEnforcement DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

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    2. April 7, 2025 2.0

      CBP detaining immigration attorneys and searching privileged records

      Border CBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

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    3. April 2, 2025 2.0

      DHS deports DACA recipient returning with advance parole

      BorderDACA DHSCBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

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  1. March 2025

    1. March 14, 2025 2.0

      Reported: H-1B visa holder deported despite federal court order prohibiting removal

      DetentionNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedBorder CBP ReportedIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

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    2. March 14, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation 10903: "Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua"

      BorderInterior DHSAGDOJ Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

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    3. March 14, 2025 2.0

      Treasury department to collect information on currency transactions along the southwestern border to combat "illicit finance" by cartels

      Border Other Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

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  1. February 2025

    1. February 18, 2025 2.0

      ICE directs ERO officers to consider expedited removal for large categories of noncitizens

      BorderInteriorEnforcementHumanitarian ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

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    2. February 1, 2025 2.0

      EO 14193: "Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border"

      Border DHSDOSAGOther Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

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  1. January 2025

    1. January 21, 2025 2.0

      DHS expands expedited removal to the maximum extent authorized by statute

      BorderInterior DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

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    2. 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

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    3. January 20, 2025 2.0

      CBP ends CBP One scheduling system and cancels appointments

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

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    4. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 3 directs DOD and DHS to construct physical barriers to ensure "operational control" of the southern border

      Border DHSCBPDOD Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

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    5. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 8 directs DOS, DOJ, and DHS to enter international cooperation agreements, including but not limited to Safe Third Country Agreements

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarian DOSDOJDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

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    6. January 20, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation 10888: "Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion"

      HumanitarianBorder DHSDOJDOS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

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    7. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 6 directs DHS, DOS, and DOJ to resume the Migrant Protection Protocols

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DHSDOJDOS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

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    8. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 2(f) promotes Federal-State partnerships to enforce federal immigration priorities

      InteriorEnforcementBorderDetention DHSCBPICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

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