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  1. May 2026

    1. May 7, 2026 2.0

      DOS announces passport revocations due to significant child-support debt

      Enforcement HHSDOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. May 4, 2026 2.0

      DOS revokes Costa Rica newspaper executives' visas

      Non-Immigrant VisasEnforcement DOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. April 2026

    1. April 28, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DOS orders consular officers to deny nonimmigrant visas to applicants who fear returning to their home country

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency DirectiveChange 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

  1. January 2026

    1. 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

  1. November 2025

    1. November 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration enters agreement with Equatorial Guinea for third-country removals

      Humanitarian DOSDHS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. November 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration uses Migration and Refugee Assistance to pay countries accepting deportations of third-country nationals

      Enforcement Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration develops and deploys extensive surveillance program

      InteriorImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOSICEUSCIS In Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 30, 2025 2.0

      Reported: United States deports Iranians after deal with Tehran

      Enforcement DHSICEDOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. September 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration slashes anti-human trafficking efforts across multiple agencies

      InteriorBorderU/T/VAWA DOSDOJDOLDHSHHS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. September 11, 2025 2.0

      DOS directs consular officers to take "appropriate action" regarding noncitizens' speech about Charlie Kirk assassination

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOSBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. September 6, 2025 2.0

      State Department requires visa applicants to schedule interview appointments in their country of nationality or residence

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasImmigrant Visas: Diversity DOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 21, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DOS flags 55 million visas for potential violations

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. August 8, 2025 2.0

      USCIS revises age calculation under the Child Status Protection Act for adjustment of status applications

      Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. August 1, 2025 2.0

      USCIS expands interview criteria for refugee and asylee adjustment of status applications

      RefugeesAsylum, Withholding and CATImmigrant Visas: Family-Based Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. July 2025

    1. July 15, 2025 2.0

      United States and Guatemala sign Asylum Cooperative Agreement

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarianEnforcement Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: State Department revokes visas of Panamanian politicians critical of US-Panama agreements

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor DOS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 30, 2025 2.0

      DOS orders enhanced vetting for all Harvard visa applicants

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOSBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. May 29, 2025 2.0

      State Department and DHS social-media accounts promote "remigration"

      Interior DHSBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. May 20, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration uses Migration and Refugee Assistance funds meant for overseas refugees to support "self-deportations"

      EnforcementRefugees DHSBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 25, 2025 2.0

      DOS modifies submission requirements for Form DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application, for many consular posts

      Non-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 19, 2025 2.0

      State Department revises Human Rights Report categories

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT DOS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. March 11, 2025 2.0

      DOS and CDC remove COVID-19 vaccination requirement for immigrant visa applicants

      Immigrant Visas DOSCDC Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. March 1, 2025 2.0

      Reported: United States shares confidential information of Iranian asylum seekers with Iranian government

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT DOS ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 29, 2025 2.0

      DOS recalls Foreign Affairs Manual section allowing self-certification of gender on passport applications

      Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status