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  1. April 2026

    1. Current Status

    2. April 9, 2026 2.0

      Reported: ICE launches Birth Tourism Initiative

      Citizenship ICE Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. April 5, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Congo to accept third-country removals from United States

      InteriorAsylum, Withholding and CATBorder Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2026

    1. March 25, 2026 2.0

      DHS expands online presence review to additional nonimmigrant visa applicants

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. March 23, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DOJ guts Recognition and Accreditation program that authorizes non-attorneys to provide immigration legal services

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. Current Status

    4. March 16, 2026 2.0

      ICE reclassifies some Form I-9 errors as substantive violations

      Employment Verification ICE Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    5. 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 26, 2026 2.0

      Federal Protective Service Cites and Fines Volunteers Observing ICE At Federal Courthouses

      Hearings and AdjudicationsDetentionEnforcement DHSICE ReportedFinal/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. February 24, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS denying I-829s on national security grounds

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Reported AdjudicationChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. February 20, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DHS to consolidate facial-recognition and biometrics platforms

      Enforcement DHSTSACBPUSCISICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. February 19, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration uses 18 USC § 111 to arrest protestors

      InteriorEnforcement ICEDHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    5. February 18, 2026 2.0

      ICE and USCIS issue new detain-and-inspect requirement for refugees after one year of admission

      Refugees USCISICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    6. 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

    7. February 10, 2026 2.0

      Trump DOJ negotiates settlement requiring developer to earmark funds for immigration enforcement

      Interior DOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    8. February 9, 2026 2.0

      EOIR implements "rocket docket" fast-tracking Somali immigrants for removal hearings

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    9. February 6, 2026 2.0

      EOIR issues interim final rule streamlining BIA administrative appellate review

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Comment PeriodFinal/ActualIn Litigation Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

    10. February 2, 2026 2.0

      DHS uses administrative subpoenas to obtain critics' personal data

      Enforcement DHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  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

      Current Status

    2. January 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS modifies expedited removal forms to remove fear advisals and questions

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

      Current Status

    3. January 26, 2026 2.0

      Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) Lapses For Certain Lebanese Nationals

      Humanitarian DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeProgram Termination

      Current Status

    4. January 21, 2026 2.0

      DHS Secretary refers Matter of D-K- to Attorney General

      RefugeesInterior EOIRAGDHS Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    5. January 21, 2026 2.0

      ICE launches "Operation Catch of the Day," surging immigration enforcement in Maine

      Interior ICECBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    6. January 16, 2026 2.0

      USCIS eliminates one-year foreign residency requirement for R-1 religious workers seeking readmission

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

    7. January 14, 2026 2.0

      State Department pauses issuance of immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries

      Immigrant Visas DOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status