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  1. November 2025

    1. 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. October 2025

    1. October 27, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Military attorneys to be temporarily reassigned to DOJ for immigration enforcement

      Hearings and Adjudications DOJDOD Reported Agency Directive

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    2. October 3, 2025 2.0

      Reported: FEMA withholds preparedness-grant money until states account for deportations

      Humanitarian FEMA Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. October 1, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE issues interim guidance on age-out custody determinations

      Minors ICE Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 20, 2025 2.0

      DHS adds second layer of review for Palestinian asylum seekers

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISDHS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 25, 2025 2.0

      Reported: USCIS plans to close pending affirmative asylum applicants' cases and place them in expedited removal proceedings

      InteriorAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

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  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 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 28, 2025 2.0

      Reported: FEMA blocks $10B in disaster aid to nonprofits allegedly serving undocumented migrants

      Humanitarian Other ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

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  1. February 2025

    1. February 19, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS will use polygraphs after ICE raid location leaks

      Enforcement DHS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

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    3. February 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Chief of DOJ's Immigrant Employee Rights Division Replaced

      Workplace EnforcementLabor IERDOJ Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

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    5. February 14, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS fires nearly 50 USCIS employees

      DHSUSCISOther ReportedIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. February 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS asks Treasury to deputize IRS criminal investigators to assist in immigration enforcement.

      EnforcementInterior DHSOther Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    7. February 6, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE Limits Release of Immigrant Detainees, Requiring Sign-off by ICE Director

      Detention ICE Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    8. 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. January 28, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Immigration officers instructed to wear clothing that clearly depicts their agency for media coverage

      EnforcementInteriorBorder DHS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. January 27, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues "Unaccompanied Alien Children Joint Initiative Field Implementation" memo

      MinorsEnforcement ORRICEHHS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. 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

    4. January 26, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Administration officials direct ICE to increase arrests to meet daily quotas

      InteriorEnforcement ICE ReportedIn Litigation Agency Directive

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