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  1. February 2026

    1. 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

  1. January 2026

    1. January 1, 2026 2.0

      Reported: ORR largely stops releasing minors to sponsors

      Minors ORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  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

      Current Status

    2. November 5, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE plans to open a call center to track migrant children

      Minors ICEORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 29, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration seeks repatriation of unaccompanied Central American children without TVPRA protections

      Minors ICEORRDOJHHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. August 15, 2025 2.0

      ORR using secure juvenile detention centers to detain unaccompanied migrant teenagers

      MinorsEnforcement ORR ReportedProposedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. August 8, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS to begin interviewing unaccompanied minors in HHS custody

      Minors DHSORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    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

      Current Status

  1. July 2025

    1. July 23, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS offers voluntary departure to unaccompanied children from noncontiguous countries

      BorderInteriorMinors CBPICEORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. July 23, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ORR guidelines require in-person meetings with sponsors, Federal law enforcement present

      EnforcementMinors DHSHHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. July 2, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues directive regarding detention and removal of noncitizen parents and legal guardians of minor children

      Minors ICE Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  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

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 28, 2025 2.0

      Reported: CBP is holding families in tent facilities for extended periods

      BorderMinorsDetention CBP Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. February 14, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE granted access to Office of Refugee Resettlement unaccompanied minors database

      MinorsBorder ORRHHSDHSICECBP Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 31, 2025 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director Reinstates Trump Memo on Child Advocates

      Hearings and AdjudicationsMinors EOIRHHS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. December 2020

    1. December 29, 2020

      ACF reorganizes ORR, creates new division

      RefugeesMinors ORR Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. December 29, 2020

      ICE further limits asylum relief for children

      Minors ICE Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  1. October 2020

    1. October 30, 2020

      CBP expelling migrant children from other countries into Mexico

      BorderMinorsAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBP Reported Change in Practice
  1. July 2020

    1. July 22, 2020

      COVID-19: ICE detains immigrant children in private hotels pending Title 42 expulsion

      MinorsDetention ICE ReportedIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in PracticeData and Reports

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  1. March 2020

    1. March 10, 2020

      COVID-19: Unaccompanied children not being held in CA, WA shelters

      Minors CBPORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  1. October 2019

    1. October 15, 2019

      USCIS clarifies requirements for Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification

      Immigrant Visas: Special ImmigrantMinorsHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. July 2019

    1. July 1, 2019

      HHS to fund 1,300 more beds in Carrizo Springs, Texas

      BorderDetentionMinors CBPORR Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. May 2019

    1. May 31, 2019

      USCIS updates procedures for unaccompanied children's asylum applications

      MinorsAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    2. May 30, 2019

      HHS cancels funding for recreational activities in unaccompanied minor shelters

      MinorsDetention ORRICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  1. April 2019

    1. April 24, 2019

      CBP reportedly starts fingerprinting some children under age 14

      MinorsBorder CBP Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect