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  1. January 2025

    1. 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

      Current Status

    2. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14168 § 4(a) directs DOJ and DHS to ensure males are not held in women's prisons or detention centers

      Detention DOJDHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161: "Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats"

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasHumanitarian DHSDOJDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

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    5. Current Status

    6. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161 §§ 2(b) and 2(c) direct agencies to identify countries from which to suspend admissions and prioritize the removal of individuals from those countries

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasEnforcement DOSDHSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    7. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 7(a) directs DHS to stop using CBP One for parole or to facilitate entry

      BorderHumanitarian CBP Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    8. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 7(c) directs DHS to align southern border policies (including parole) with § 2 of EO

      BorderHumanitarianDetention DHSCBPICE Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    9. January 20, 2025 2.0

      CBP issues memorandum "Ending Catch and Release"

      BorderDetentionHumanitarian DHSCBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    10. 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

      Current Status

    11. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14148 § 2(vv) rescinds Biden executive order that established a database to track federal law enforcement misconduct

      Enforcement AGDOJICECBPTSADHS Final/Actual Presidential OrdersProgram Termination

      Current Status

    12. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 15 directs ICE to reinstate the VOICE Office to “Address Victims of Crimes Committed by Removable Aliens”

      EnforcementInteriorHumanitarian DHSICE Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    13. January 20, 2025 2.0

      Detention-capacity levels increase following EO 14159 § 10

      Detention DHSICE Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    14. January 20, 2025 2.0

      Increased spending and government contracting for more detention capacity following EO 14159 § 10

      Detention DHSICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    15. January 20, 2025 2.0

      Conditions of short-term detention and holding rooms following EO 14159 § 10

      Detention DHSICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    16. January 20, 2025 2.0

      Detention-facility conditions following EO 14159 § 10

      Detention DHSICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    17. January 18, 2025

      Report: Trump Administration changes Border Patrol leader to political appointee

      Border CBP Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2021

    1. January 19, 2021

      DOS designates Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive
    2. January 19, 2021

      DHS signs labor agreement with AFGE National ICE Council 118, ceding unprecedented policy power to union

      EnforcementDetentionInterior ICE Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
    3. January 15, 2021

      Reported: DHS signed agreements with states self-imposing six-month notice-and-comment period

      BorderInterior DHS Reported Change in Practice
    4. January 14, 2021

      DOS designates various organizations, individuals as terrorists

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor DOS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive
    5. January 14, 2021

      USCIS issues policy guidance on discretionary EAD under adjustment or deferred action applications

      Immigrant VisasDACAEnforcement USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
    6. January 12, 2021

      DHS issues delegation vesting authority in Secretary Wolf to act on final rules, regulations, and other matters

      EnforcementHumanitarian DHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    7. January 11, 2021

      DHS issues order designating the Order of Succession for DHS Secretary

      EnforcementHumanitarian DHSUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    8. Current Status

      Fully in Effect