Immigration Policy Tracking Project

January 2017
1. January 24, 2017
  DOS amends FAM to allow for DNA tests to establish sibling relationships
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. January 31, 2017
  EOIR announces revised case processing priorities
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

February 2017
1. February 9, 2017
  POTUS issues EO 13773, prioritizing enforcement against transnational crime
  
  Enforcement DOSDOJICECBP Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. February 9, 2017
  POTUS issues EO 13776, creating task force on "illegal immigration"
  
  Enforcement DOJAG Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. February 21, 2017
  AG Sessions rescinds order phasing out BOP-contracted private prisons
  
  Enforcement DOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. February 21, 2017
  DHS issues extensive Q&A on EO 13767, including on the border wall, targeting child smuggling, and increasing ICE's detention capacity
  
  InteriorBorderDetention ICECBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. February 21, 2017
  DHS proposes adding social media question to Electronic Visa Update System
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. February 22, 2017
  DOS changes guidance for B-1 Visa eligiblity for noncitizens seeking E-2 or EB-5 visas.
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based Bureau of Consular AffairsUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

March 2017
1. March 1, 2017
  USCIS releases new Form I-864P (Poverty Guidelines for Affidavit of Support)
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. March 6, 2017
  USCIS extends Work Authorization for TPS Holders from El Salvador
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. March 14, 2017
  DHS proposes changes to Affidavit of Support forms (Form I-864, Form I-864A, Form I-864EZ and Form I-864W)
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. March 16, 2017
  CA Chief Justice writes letter to DHS and DOJ about immigration agents in California courthouses
  
  Interior ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. March 17, 2017
  EOIR deploys IJs to implement Executive Orders re southern border
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. March 17, 2017
  CBP requests proposals for border wall prototypes
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. March 17, 2017
  DHS updates civil monetary penalties for employment violations in connection with H-2B program
  
  Workplace EnforcementNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHSDOL Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. March 17, 2017
  DOS issues new guidance for heightened vetting of visa applicants
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. March 20, 2017
  USCIS launches EB-5 regional center Compliance Audit Program
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. March 24, 2017
  EOIR announces new hearing locations: Cibola and Alvarado
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. March 24, 2017
  ICE revises policies and procedures regarding issuance of civil immigration detainers
  
  DetentionInterior ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. March 27, 2017
  AG Sessions warns sanctuary jurisdictions to certify compliance with 8 U.S.C. § 1373 or lose DOJ grants
  
  Sanctuary RestrictionsInterior DOJICEState & Local Entities Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. March 30, 2017
  AG Sessions expands IHP
  
  Interior EOIRCBPICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

April 2017
1. April 3, 2017
  USCIS increases "targeting" of site visits to detect H-1B fraud
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. April 3, 2017
  DOJ and DOL warn H-1B employers not to discriminate against U.S. workers
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedEmployment Verification IERDOL Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. April 3, 2017
  USCIS creates email address for reporting H-1B fraud
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. April 7, 2017
  DOS accepts EU Laissez-Passer as "passport"
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. April 11, 2017
  DOJ announces "streamlined" IJ hiring
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. April 11, 2017
  AG Sessions orders federal prosecutors to give greater priority to criminal immigration violations
  
  Hearings and Adjudications DOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. April 11, 2017
  Report that ICE is detaining people at their check-ins
  
  Interior ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. April 12, 2017
  Draft DHS progress report on EO 13767 implementation
  
  InteriorBorderDetention CBPICEUSCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. April 12, 2017
  CBP establishes pilot program for electronic review of erroneous I-94s
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas CBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. April 13, 2017
  DOL issues notice re food and lodging expenses for H-2A and H-2B workers
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOL Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. April 17, 2017
  USCIS issues new guidance re establishing satisfaction of educational eligibility requirements for visas
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual AdjudicationAgency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. April 21, 2017
  DOJ conditions grant funds on compliance with 8 U.S.C. § 1373
  
  Sanctuary Restrictions DOJICEState & Local Entities Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. April 25, 2017
  DHS increases capacity for Asylum Division to lead fraud investigations and evaluate national security threats
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. April 27, 2017
  DHS rescinds the Privacy Act protections of non-citizens and non-LPRs
  
  Enforcement DHS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in PracticeForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

May 2017
1. May 2, 2017
  DOJ requests comments on Form EOIR-27, Notice of Entry of Appearance before BIA
  
  HumanitarianHearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. May 4, 2017
  DOS issues new supplemental questionnaire (Form DS-5535) for enhanced vetting
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. May 15, 2017
  USCIS requests public comment on a new Form G-1503, Independent Evaluation of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program
  
  Enforcement USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. May 16, 2017
  USCIS requests comment on proposed revisions to Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasCitizenshipHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. May 23, 2017
  USCIS clarifies school criteria for H-1B master's cap-exempt petitions
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual AdjudicationAgency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. May 24, 2017
  DHS extends TPS for Haiti for six months
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

June 2017
1. June 6, 2017
  DOL announces increased civil and criminal immigration enforcement
  
  LaborNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOL Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. June 9, 2017
  Report that ICE ends Family Case Management Program, an alternative to detention (ATD) program
  
  Detention ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. June 14, 2017
  ICE announces MS-13 arrests and specifies grounds for alleging gang membership
  
  Interior ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. June 14, 2017
  USCIS changes "at risk" requirements for EB-5 investor visas
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. June 15, 2017
  DHS formally rescinds DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents) Program
  
  DACA USCISDHS Final/Actual Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. June 21, 2017
  POTUS issues EO 13802, removing three-week timeline requirement for consular non-immigrant visa interviews
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. June 26, 2017
  USCIS publishes new version of Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. June 28, 2017
  USCIS provides guidance on voter registration services in conjunction with naturalization ceremonies
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

July 2017
1. July 12, 2017
  DOS issues vetting standards for countries under EO 13780 Travel Ban
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas CBPUSCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. July 14, 2017
  DOS issues expanded definition of "close familial relationship" under EO 13780
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. July 19, 2017
  DHS & DOL allocate additional non-agricultural H-2B visas for FY 2017
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. July 21, 2017
  Reports that ICE targets teenagers with alleged gang affiliations and articulates gang criteria
  
  Interior ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. July 24, 2017
  USCIS resumes premium processing for certain cap-exempt H1B visas
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. July 24, 2017
  DHS and TSA collect data from TSA facility visitors
  
  Enforcement TSA Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. July 26, 2017
  USCIS expands naturalization fingerprinting requirements to applicants over 75
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. July 27, 2017
  DHS creates new record system to monitor foreigners' information access to DHS and other government entities
  
  Enforcement DHS Final/Actual Forms and Information CollectionRule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. July 31, 2017
  EOIR discourages IJs from granting continuances
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. July 31, 2017
  USCIS announces new requirements for organizations applying for USCIS grants to provide citizenship application services
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

August 2017
1. August 1, 2017
  DHS waives environmental requirements for border wall projects
  
  Border DHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. August 1, 2017
  DOS expands presumption of misrepresentation for nonimmigrants
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. August 3, 2017
  DOJ announces it will withhold Public Safety Partnership funds from sanctuary jurisdictions
  
  Sanctuary Restrictions DOJState & Local Entities Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. August 8, 2017
  EOIR data shows increase in removal orders in first six months of the Trump Administration
  
  EnforcementHearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. August 9, 2017
  USCIS redefines "affiliate" and "subsidiary" for ACWIA Fee
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. August 14, 2017
  DHS expands eligibility for Global Entry Program
  
  Immigrant VisasCitizenship CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. August 15, 2017
  ICE implements telephonic mental-health evaluation for certain detainees pursuant to Dilley settlement
  
  Detention ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. August 25, 2017
  CBP keeps checkpoints open for Hurricane Harvey
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. August 27, 2017
  Reported: Administration considers removing programs from J-1 visa eligibility
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. August 31, 2017
  CBP awards contracts for border wall prototypes
  
  Enforcement CBP Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

September 2017
1. September 5, 2017
  USCIS issues guidelines that information on DACA requests will not be proactively provided to ICE or CBP
  
  DACA USCISCBPICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. September 5, 2017
  DOS allows CBP to waive visa requirements in emergencies
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas CBPBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. September 12, 2017
  DHS waives rules to expedite building border wall in California
  
  Border CBPDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. September 13, 2017
  DHS imposes visa sanctions on four countries for failure to accept return of nationals
  
  EnforcementNon-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular AffairsUSCISICECBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. September 15, 2017
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form N-300, Application to File Declaration of Intention
  
  Immigrant VisasCitizenship USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. September 18, 2017
  ICE solicits comments on 287(g) information collection
  
  Interior ICE Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. September 18, 2017
  Immigration attorneys report that USCIS is now conducting site visits for L-1B visa holders
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. September 18, 2017
  DHS expands recordkeeping to include social media information
  
  Enforcement DHS Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. September 19, 2017
  Report that USCIS increases RFEs for H-1B petitions
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. September 19, 2017
  DOJ files denaturalization complaints against 3 U.S. citizens
  
  Citizenship USCISDOJ Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. September 21, 2017
  POTUS issues EO 13810, barring categories of North Koreans from entry
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas CBPUSCISBureau of Consular Affairs Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. September 21, 2017
  DHS establishes new CBP database and proposes privacy exemptions
  
  Enforcement CBP Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. September 28, 2017
  ICE targets enforcement in "sanctuary" jurisdictions in Operation "Safe City"
  
  Interior ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. September 29, 2017
  POTUS caps refugee admissions at 45,000 for Fiscal Year 2018
  
  Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCISORR Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

October 2017
1. October 4, 2017
  USCIS permits concurrent application for employment authorization and Social Security Number
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. October 8, 2017
  DOJ/DHS plan to hire additional immigration judges and ICE attorneys
  
  Interior ICEEOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. October 8, 2017
  White House releases details on interior enforcement principles and policies
  
  Sanctuary RestrictionsInteriorDetention ICEBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. October 8, 2017
  White House releases details on border security principles and policies
  
  Border CBPICEUSCISEOIR Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. October 10, 2017
  DOJ and DOS sign agreement on employer visa misconduct
  
  EnforcementWorkplace EnforcementEmployment Verification IERBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. October 12, 2017
  ICE seeks to identify new detention sites in Midwest and Utah
  
  Detention ICE Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. October 12, 2017
  USCIS begins requiring I-129 petitioners to file in the location of the company's primary office
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. October 19, 2017
  USCIS rescinds "hold" policy for alleged terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds (TRIG)
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. October 26, 2017
  ICE imposes new removal deadline on noncitizens with pending U visa applications
  
  U/T/VAWANon-Immigrant VisasInterior ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. October 26, 2017
  CBP to evaluate eight border wall prototypes constructed by private industry
  
  Enforcement CBP Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. October 27, 2017
  DOL allows State Workforce Agency (SWA) to upload responsive documents for H-2A or H-2B applications
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOL Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. October 27, 2017
  DHS and SSA reauthorize a computer matching program to identify noncitizens who have left voluntarily or have been removed
  
  Enforcement DHSSSA Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

November 2017
1. November 1, 2017
  ICE opposes administrative closure for provisional unlawful presence waiver applicants
  
  Interior ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. November 8, 2017
  USCIS adopts test for identifying "function managers"
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual AdjudicationAgency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. November 11, 2017
  USCIS provides that beneficiaries of employment-based immigrant petitions may participate in revocation proceedings
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual AdjudicationAgency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. November 16, 2017
  DOS restricts visas for certain Cambodian officials
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. November 20, 2017
  USCIS restricts eligibility for TN economist category to professional economists
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. November 20, 2017
  USCIS issues new standards for adoption from Hague Convention countries.
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedCitizenship USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. November 21, 2017
  USCIS bars consular certificates as proof of Cuban citizenship
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. November 22, 2017
  Administration drastically reduces transitional worker visa allotments for Northern Mariana Islands for FY 2017-2019
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

December 2017
1. December 2, 2017
  U.S. ends participation in Global Compact on Migration
  
  RefugeesImmigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular AffairsBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationOther Final/Actual Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. December 5, 2017
  DOJ provides backgrounder on EOIR’s strategic caseload reduction plan
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. December 5, 2017
  EOIR final rule allows IJs and BIA to deny cancellation and suspension applications after annual cap is reached
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. December 15, 2017
  DHS adds requirements for countries to participate in Visa Waiver Program
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBPUSCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. December 20, 2017
  EOIR cuts back on child-friendly practices in immigration court
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. December 20, 2017
  EOIR issues new guidance on cases subject to the cancellation/suspension cap
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. December 21, 2017
  U.S. Commission on Civil Rights reports allegations of abusive labor practices at immigration detention centers
  
  Detention ICE Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. December 22, 2017
  ICE gains access to nationwide license plate reader database
  
  Interior ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. December 29, 2017
  USCIS clarifies requirements for establishing corporate relationship for L-1 visa
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

January 2018
1. January 4, 2018
  CBP issues new directive on border search of electronic devices
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. January 4, 2018
  DHS issues Privacy Impact Assessment Update on seaches of electronic devices
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. January 5, 2018
  USCIS requires federal contractors with a FAR requirement to provide their DUNS system during E-verify enrollment
  
  Employment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. January 5, 2018
  CBP expands website feature on Visa Waiver Program
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. January 5, 2018
  State Department expands travel restrictions for Eritreans
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: StudentNon-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based ICEUSCISDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. January 10, 2018
  ICE publishes three-prong policy to enforce compliance with employment requirements
  
  Employment VerificationWorkplace Enforcement ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. January 17, 2018
  EOIR Director issues directives on case priorities and IJ performance metrics
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. January 17, 2018
  EOIR issues guidance on change of venue
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. January 17, 2018
  ICE enters into Basic Ordering Agreements with Florida sheriffs
  
  Interior ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. January 22, 2018
  DHS waives statutory requirements for NM border wall project
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. January 22, 2018
  USCIS will now email notifications for receipt and approval to H-2A petitioners and will use pre-paid mailers provided by H-2A applicants to send requests for evidence.
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. January 24, 2018
  DOJ demands documents from cities regarding information sharing with DHS and DOJ
  
  Interior AG Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. January 26, 2018
  USCIS announces "last in-first out" processing for affirmative asylum interviews
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. January 26, 2018
  State Department issues guidance on issuing visas for less than full reciprocity period
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. January 26, 2018
  ORR seeks comment on a proposed new Medical Complaint Form
  
  Minors ORR Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. January 29, 2018
  DHS announces new extreme vetting measures for refugees
  
  Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCISDOJOther Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
17. January 29, 2018
  DOJ increases civil penalties, in line with inflation, for employers of undocumented immigrants
  
  Workplace EnforcementEmployment Verification ICEIER Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
18. January 31, 2018
  DHS extends TPS for Syria
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  January 29, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

February 2018
1. February 1, 2018
  USCIS announces additional extreme vetting measures for "following-to-join" refugees
  
  Refugees USCISICECBPBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. February 5, 2018
  DHS report calls for surveillance and vetting of Sunni Muslims
  
  CBPDHS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. February 6, 2018
  POTUS issues memorandum ordering creation of a National Vetting Center
  
  Enforcement DOSDHSDOJDODOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. February 8, 2018
  ORR/ACF seek comments on Form ORR-6 regarding effectiveness of state benefits and social services
  
  Humanitarian ORR Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. February 8, 2018
  USCIS revises Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization to include question about prior arrests and convictions
  
  HumanitarianNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. February 15, 2018
  CBP announces updates on use of force policies
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. February 15, 2018
  USCIS restricts employers' outside counsel from signing H-1B petitions
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. February 21, 2018
  Reports that CBP conducts transportation searches up to 100 air miles away from borders
  
  Border CBP Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. February 27, 2018
  EOIR expands BIA to 21 judges
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. February 27, 2018
  State Department publishes FAQ on terrorism designations
  
  Enforcement DOS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. February 27, 2018
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form I-192 for T or U visa applicants
  
  U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. February 28, 2018
  DHS rescinds duplicative systems of records notices for several USCIS databases
  
  Enforcement DHS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

March 2018
1. March 1, 2018
  State Dept. considers amending regulation to include medical examinations for all K Visa applicants
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Family-Based Bureau of Consular Affairs In Regulatory Agenda Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. March 5, 2018
  AG Sessions vacates Matter of E-F-H-L-, which had held that asylum applicants were entitled to a full evidentiary hearing
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT AGEOIRICE Final/Actual Adjudication
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. March 10, 2018
  State Department announces New Delhi consulate will cease to issue certain family-related visas
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. March 12, 2018
  ICE reportedly declines to renew orders of supervision and stays of removal
  
  Interior ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. March 12, 2018
  DOS updates language on inadmissibility for application denials.
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. March 16, 2018
  Reports that USCIS plans to establish internal office to police and reprimand employees
  
  Immigrant VisasCitizenship USCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. March 19, 2018
  EOIR requests comments on proposed e-filing portal for OCAHO
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  June 1, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
8. March 19, 2018
  USCIS restricts multinational employment exception, requires an additional year of qualifying employment abroad
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual AdjudicationAgency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. March 19, 2018
  ICE gives notice of modifying and reissuing the DHS/ICE-013 Alien Health Records System
  
  Detention ICE Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. March 20, 2018
  USCIS suspends premium processing for H-1B cap-subject petitions
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. March 22, 2018
  USCIS redesigns processing times webpage and tests new way of calculating processing times
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Data and ReportsForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. March 23, 2018
  USCIS expands prohibition on multiple H-1B cap-subject filings by "related entities"
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. March 27, 2018
  POTUS terminates DED for Liberia
  
  Humanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. March 27, 2018
  DOJ reaches agreement with West Palm Beach over 8 U.S.C. § 1373 compliance
  
  Sanctuary Restrictions DOJState & Local Entities Final/Actual Agency DirectiveForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. March 30, 2018
  USCIS and CBP establish pilot program on immediate admissibility determination for Canadian L-1 applicants
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. March 30, 2018
  DOS adds social media questions to Form DS-260, Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedImmigrant Visas: Family-BasedImmigrant Visas: DiversityImmigrant Visas: Special Immigrant DOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 28, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration

April 2018
1. April 3, 2018
  USCIS issues directive to destroy documents returned as undeliverable after 60 days
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. April 4, 2018
  POTUS issues memorandum ordering DHS to train National Guard troops to assist with border enforcement
  
  Border DODCBPAG Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. April 4, 2018
  USCIS reports efforts to narrow eligibility for nonimmigrant worker programs
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. April 6, 2018
  CBP issues Use of Force Statistics for Fiscal Year 2018
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. April 9, 2018
  Arizona deploys state National Guard to the border
  
  Border CBPDOD Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. April 9, 2018
  CBP announces start of border wall replacement program in New Mexico
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. April 10, 2018
  POTUS issues EO 13828, ordering several agencies to restrict immigrant access to public assistance programs
  
  Humanitarian DOLHHSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. April 10, 2018
  ICE announces MOU with Nicaragua as participating partner in eTD system
  
  Enforcement ICE Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. April 10, 2018
  USCIS seeks comment on proposed revisions to Form G-884, Request for Return of Original Documents
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. April 11, 2018
  California agrees to deploy National Guard to the border
  
  Border CBPDOD Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. April 11, 2018
  EOIR reportedly plans to halt LOP
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. April 13, 2018
  ICE checking criminal backgrounds of each adult in the household of unaccompanied minors' sponsors
  
  InteriorMinorsBorder CBPICEORR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. April 13, 2018
  DHS agrees that HHS will share information about unaccompanied children, sponsors, and household members
  
  Border ORRICECBP Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. April 17, 2018
  Whistleblowers allege DOJ blocks hiring of IJs and Board Members on ideological and political grounds
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. April 17, 2018
  USCIS authorizes DNA tests to establish sibling relationships
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. April 18, 2018
  USCIS clarifies parental physical presence requirements for child born abroad
  
  Citizenship USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
17. April 23, 2018
  DHS agencies reportedly advocate detention and prosecution of parents
  
  Border CBPICEUSCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
18. April 24, 2018
  USCIS Phoenix Lockbox begins accepting Form N-565
  
  Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
19. April 24, 2018
  DHS gives notice of a new records system for biometric data
  
  Enforcement DHS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
20. April 24, 2018
  DHS proposes rule to exempt a new External Biometric Records System of Records from Privacy Act
  
  Enforcement USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information CollectionRule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
21. April 25, 2018
  DHS adds Border Enforcement Security Task Forces (BEST)
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
22. April 27, 2018
  USCIS begins to use "Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery" service
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

May 2018
1. May 1, 2018
  Report that U.S. Border Patrol testing the use of body cameras at nine of its locations
  
  Border CBP Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  August 4, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. May 1, 2018
  USCIS gives notice of updating its Citizenship and Immigration Data Repository
  
  Enforcement USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. May 1, 2018
  FY2017 ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations report shows increase in arrests
  
  Enforcement ICE Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. May 2, 2018
  DOJ announces additional prosecutors and IJs for southwest border
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. May 2, 2018
  USCIS clarifies extension of EB-5 CPR status with pending Form I-829
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. May 2, 2018
  USCIS uses lottery to allocate FY19 CW-1 visas for Northern Mariana Islands
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. May 5, 2018
  DOS announces end of bilateral investment treaty with Ecuador and limits future E-2 visas for Ecuadorians
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. May 8, 2018
  DHS gives notice of modifying the Alien Criminal Response Information Management System of Records to add UAC sponsors/household members
  
  EnforcementMinors ICEDHS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. May 9, 2018
  EOIR releases immigration court statistics through Q2 of FY18
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATMinorsHearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. May 11, 2018
  DOJ and USCIS increase cooperation to detect fraud by employers
  
  Workplace EnforcementEmployment Verification USCISIER Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. May 11, 2018
  State Department issues final rule with statutory passport denial and revocation requirements, procedural changes for certain sex offenders
  
  Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. May 11, 2018
  CDC gives notice of information collection worksheet for newly-arrived persons with tuberculosis
  
  Enforcement CDC Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. May 15, 2018
  HHS proposes expanded background checks and information sharing for sponsors of unaccompanied children
  
  MinorsInterior ORRICECBPDOJ Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. May 15, 2018
  USCIS rescinds tenant occupancy methodology for EB-5 visas
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. May 18, 2018
  ICE clarifies that certain F-1 student volunteer positions are disqualified from OPT
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. May 22, 2018
  DOJ seeks comment on proposal that OVC grantees must use TIMS, an electronic database
  
  EnforcementHumanitarian DOJ Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
17. May 25, 2018
  CBP proposes to include biometrics from vehicles as part of entry / exit system
  
  Enforcement CBP Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
18. May 29, 2018
  USCIS removes asylum officer training documents from USCIS website
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
19. May 29, 2018
  CDC proposes revisions to tuberculosis information collection from U.S. panel physicians
  
  RefugeesImmigrant Visas CDC Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
20. May 29, 2018
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form N-426, Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service
  
  Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
21. May 30, 2018
  USCIS launches first phase of new FOIA request system allowing digital access to records
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarianCitizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in PracticeForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
22. May 31, 2018
  DHS authorizes temporary 15,000 increase in H-2B visas
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  April 20, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
23. May 31, 2018
  USCIS announces lottery for H-2B visas
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
24. May 31, 2018
  Secretary of State delegates Special Immigrant authority
  
  Immigrant Visas: Special Immigrant USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

June 2018
1. June 1, 2018
  DOL clarifies H-2B labor certification receipt time
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOL Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. June 4, 2018
  CBP announces third U.S. border wall construction project
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. June 5, 2018
  USCIS redesigns certificates of citizenship and naturalization
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. June 7, 2018
  ICE reportedly transfers 1,600 detainees into federal prisons
  
  Detention ICEDOJ Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. June 11, 2018
  USCIS reportedly launches a large-scale denaturalization operation
  
  Citizenship USCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. June 11, 2018
  USCIS extends duration for which I-751 and I-829 form receipts can be used as evidence of continued status from 12 months to 18 months
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. June 11, 2018
  Reported: Visas for Chinese students and researchers in sensitive areas restricted
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. June 12, 2018
  Reports that military posts to be used to house detained unaccompanied minors
  
  DetentionBorder ORRDODCBP Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. June 12, 2018
  DHS announces new Northern Border Strategy
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. June 15, 2018
  DHS establishes hotline for separated parents to locate children
  
  BorderMinors CBPORR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. June 18, 2018
  USCIS releases criminal record data about DACA requestors
  
  DACA USCIS Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. June 19, 2018
  DHS reportedly increasing its use of medical records in asylum determinations in children's cases
  
  MinorsAsylum, Withholding and CATEnforcement USCISICEORR Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. June 21, 2018
  Orlando airport becomes first in U.S. to commit to processing all international travelers with facial recognition technology
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. June 22, 2018
  ICE seeks up to 15,000 beds to detain families
  
  DetentionMinorsBorderInterior ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. June 23, 2018
  ICE designates special facility and policies for reunification and removal of separated families
  
  DetentionMinors EOIRICEORR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. June 25, 2018
  EOIR pilots electronic filing
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
17. June 25, 2018
  State Department requires electronic filing for EB-5 applications
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
18. June 26, 2018
  DHS OIG report finds ICE inspections of detention facilities ineffective.
  
  Detention ICE Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
19. June 26, 2018
  Notice of information collection for HHS Certification for Foreign Adult Victims of Human Trafficking
  
  HumanitarianNon-Immigrant Visas HHS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
20. June 27, 2018
  DHS temporarily guards areas close to border wall
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
21. June 27, 2018
  ICE reportedly uses AB-60 driver licenses to conduct arrests in CA
  
  Interior ICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
22. June 27, 2018
  DOS issues guidance for addressing citizenship claims for children of U.S. Citizen gestational mothers.
  
  Citizenship USCISDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 18, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
23. June 28, 2018
  DHS extends employment authorization for Nepali F-1 nonimmigrant students for one year
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

July 2018
1. July 1, 2018
  SSA announces return of "no-match" letters
  
  Workplace Enforcement SSA Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. July 3, 2018
  AG Sessions rescinds 24 guidance documents, including guidance discouraging employers from discriminating against asylees and refugees
  
  RefugeesAsylum, Withholding and CATSanctuary Restrictions DOJ Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. July 3, 2018
  DOS seeks comment on proposed revisions to Form DS-64, Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen U.S. Passport Book and/or Card
  
  Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. July 5, 2018
  ICE reportedly to open new detention center (Texas)
  
  Detention ICE Reported Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. July 6, 2018
  DHS eliminates H-2A visa exemption for certain Caribbean residents
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based CBPDOS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. July 10, 2018
  DHS issues a four-step process for family reunification to comply with court order
  
  EnforcementHearings and Adjudications AGICEORR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. July 11, 2018
  Reports of possible safe-third country agreement with Mexico
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATBorder CBPUSCISDOS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. July 19, 2018
  EOIR launches electronic filing pilot program, starting with San Diego immigration court
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. July 20, 2018
  Report: DHS increasing deportation and detention of U-1 status applicants
  
  U/T/VAWANon-Immigrant Visas ICEUSCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. July 20, 2018
  Agencies seek comment on proposed revisions to forms related to combating trafficking in persons
  
  U/T/VAWA DODOther Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. July 24, 2018
  DOJ directs public information offices to use the term "illegal alien"
  
  Enforcement DOJ Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. July 25, 2018
  USCIS offers grants to support citizenship preparation
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. July 26, 2018
  DOS proposes revisions to Form DS-230, Application for Immigrant Visa and Registration
  
  HumanitarianImmigrant Visas: Family-Based DOS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  September 9, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
14. July 31, 2018
  DOL and DOJ increase collaboration on employer discrimination and abuse
  
  Workplace EnforcementEmployment Verification IERDOL Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

August 2018
1. August 2, 2018
  DHS publishes determination of waiver to begin building a border wall near San Diego
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. August 7, 2018
  DHS adopts enforcement measures targeting visa overstays
  
  Border USCISDOSCBPICE Final/Actual Change in PracticeData and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. August 9, 2018
  DOS requests comment on proposed revisions to Form DS-5507, Affidavit of Physical Presence for Birth Abroad
  
  Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. August 14, 2018
  DHS extends TPS for Yemen
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  July 9, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
5. August 14, 2018
  DHS launches data analytics program "Igloo" to target human smugglers
  
  Enforcement ICE Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. August 15, 2018
  USCIS seeks comment on proposed revisions to Form G-845, Document Verification Request and Supplement
  
  EnforcementLabor USCIS Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  April 8, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
7. August 16, 2018
  AG Sessions issues Matter of L-A-B-R-, restricting continuances
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIRAGICE Final/Actual Adjudication
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. August 16, 2018
  DOJ proposes to collect human trafficking data from state and territory AG offices
  
  U/T/VAWA DOJ Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. August 18, 2018
  Reports: ICE turns to CBP for extra detention space
  
  Border CBPICE Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. August 27, 2018
  DHS extends TPS for Somalia through March 17, 2020
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  July 19, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
11. August 28, 2018
  DOS adds social media questions to Forms DS-156 and DS-160, Applications for Nonimmigrant Visa
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 28, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
12. August 29, 2018
  Reports of denials of passports to US citizens born near Mexican border
  
  Citizenship USCISDOS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. August 31, 2018
  DOJ subpoenas North Carolina voting records at ICE request
  
  Enforcement ICEDOJ Adjudication
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. August 31, 2018
  USCIS increases premium processing fee for applications postmarked after October 1, 2018
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

September 2018
1. September 1, 2018
  EOIR issues revised Uniform Docketing System Manual
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. September 5, 2018
  DOL begins new nationwide H-2B enforcement initiative
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedWorkplace Enforcement DOL Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. September 7, 2018
  DOL requests comment on revisions to H-2B Foreign Labor Certification Program Forms ETA-9165, 9142B, and 9155
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOL Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. September 11, 2018
  ICE is reportedly increasing use of video conferencing at immigration court
  
  InteriorHearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. September 12, 2018
  State Department certifies immigration enforcement cooperation agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras
  
  BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. September 12, 2018
  DHS transfers $10 million from FEMA to ICE to fund expanded immigration detention
  
  Detention ICEFEMA Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. September 12, 2018
  Report that State Department plans to pay Mexico $20 million to deport unauthorized immigrants
  
  BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DOS Reported Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. September 13, 2018
  AG Sessions issues litigation guidelines for opposing nationwide injunctions
  
  Hearings and Adjudications AGDOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. September 13, 2018
  USCIS requests comment on proposed revisions to Forms I-924 and I-924A, Application for Regional Center Designation and Supplemental
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. September 14, 2018
  USCIS accepts negative consultation letters for O visa petitions directly from unions
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. September 17, 2018
  USCIS revises Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarianNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. September 18, 2018
  AG Sessions issues Matter of S-O-G- & F-D-B-, truncating IJs' authority to terminate proceedings
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIRAGICE Final/Actual Adjudication
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. September 21, 2018
  Report that ICE arrests sponsors of unaccompanied minors
  
  InteriorMinors ICEORR Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. September 21, 2018
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form I-602, Application by Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility Grounds
  
  Refugees USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. September 21, 2018
  USCIS seeks comment on proposed revisions to Form I-690, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. September 24, 2018
  CBP announces facial recognition technology demonstration at Port San Luis
  
  Enforcement CBP Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 25, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
17. September 26, 2018
  USCIS clarifies naturalization eligibility for children
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
18. September 28, 2018
  USCIS warns students about accrual of unlawful presence if they work after "cap gap" period
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

October 2018
1. October 1, 2018
  USCIS issues guidance for certain H-2B foreign workers in Guam and Northern Mariana Islands
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 13, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. October 1, 2018
  DOS stops issuing diplomatic visas to unmarried same-sex partners
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. October 3, 2018
  USCIS begins administering naturalization test through digital tablet
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. October 4, 2018
  POTUS caps refugee admissions at 30,000 for Fiscal Year 2019
  
  Refugees USCISBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationORR Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. October 4, 2018
  DHS Secretary creates panel to examine best practices for families and children in CBP custody
  
  DetentionMinors CBPORRICE Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. October 9, 2018
  CBP says enforcement not altered by Canada's legalization of marijuana
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. October 10, 2018
  ICE ends practice of coordinating release plans for undocumented families in Arizona
  
  InteriorBorderDetention ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. October 11, 2018
  DHS waives environmental laws to expedite border wall construction in Rio Grande Valley
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. October 12, 2018
  U.S. allegedly working with Mexican officials to restrict asylum seekers' access to U.S. border
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATMinorsBorder CBPUSCIS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. October 12, 2018
  AG Sessions drops Matter of M-G-G-
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIRAG Final/Actual Adjudication
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. October 12, 2018
  USCIS clarifies marriage and marital union requirements for naturalization
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. October 15, 2018
  IJ complaint processing moves from EOIR courts to EOIR Director's office
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. October 16, 2018
  Update to BIA Practice Manual imposes page limits on briefs and motions, time limit on briefing extensions
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. October 18, 2018
  EOIR plans to modify departure bar rule on motions to reopen / reconsider
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR In Regulatory Agenda Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. October 18, 2018
  DOJ plans to expand AG certification authority
  
  Hearings and Adjudications AGEOIR In Regulatory Agenda Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. October 18, 2018
  EOIR plans change to background check regulations
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR In Regulatory Agenda Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
17. October 18, 2018
  EOIR to proceed with venue and jurisdiction rule
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR In Regulatory Agenda Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
18. October 19, 2018
  DOL plans to propose a rule amending H-2B regulations on certain jobs
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOL In Regulatory Agenda Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
19. October 19, 2018
  DOL plans to propose a rule treating foreign labor certifications as covered nonprocurement transactions
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL In Regulatory Agenda Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
20. October 24, 2018
  DOL modifies iCERT application process for H-2A/H-2B
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOL Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
21. October 25, 2018
  USCIS alters use of Form G-325A in USCIS Policy Manual
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
22. October 25, 2018
  DOL proposes revisions to forms associated with H-2A temporary agricultural employment-based visa program
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOL Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
23. October 26, 2018
  ICE changes unemployment calculations for students while on post-completion/STEM OPT
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
24. October 30, 2018
  DOL updates H-1B labor condition application form
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
25. October 30, 2018
  USCIS clarifies EB-5 eligibility of redemption agreement-financed investments
  
  Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
26. October 30, 2018
  USCIS phases out self-scheduled Infopass appointments
  
  Immigrant VisasCitizenship USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
27. October 30, 2018
  Reports that President will attempt to void birthright citizenship for children of undocumented parents via Executive Order
  
  Citizenship DHS Reported Presidential Orders
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
28. October 30, 2018
  USCIS announces expansion of InfoMod program
  
  USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

November 2018
1. November 2, 2018
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form I-407, Record of Abandonment of LPR Status
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. November 7, 2018
  EOIR Director to review all standing policy memos, rescinds four OPPMs
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Rescinded Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. November 8, 2018
  USCIS announces continued implementation of policy memo on NTAs
  
  Interior USCISICEEOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. November 9, 2018
  USCIS announces plans to issue NTA's to certain foreign nationals whose humanitarian petitions or associated adjustment applications are denied
  
  RefugeesU/T/VAWAHumanitarian ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. November 9, 2018
  USCIS amends guidance on suitability of prospective parents for intercountry adoption
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedCitizenship USCISDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. November 15, 2018
  USCIS issues guidance on L-1 one-year foreign employment requirement
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. November 15, 2018
  USCIS begins requesting biometric information for Form N-565 applicants seeking Naturalization/Citizenship replacement documents
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. November 16, 2018
  USCIS consolidates data on its website into one page entitled Immigration and Citizenship Data
  
  CitizenshipImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. November 19, 2018
  DOL explains differences in new revised Form ETA-9035/9035E
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOL Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. November 30, 2018
  ACIJ directs NYC IJs to complete family cases within 365 days
  
  Hearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. November 30, 2018
  USCIS revises interview waiver guidance for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  August 16, 2022
  Acted on by Biden Administration

December 2018
1. December 3, 2018
  USCIS proposes revision to Form I-881, Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal
  
  Humanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. December 6, 2018
  DOS revises Form DS-3077, Request for Entry into Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program
  
  Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  February 24, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
3. December 6, 2018
  DOS proposes revisions to Form DS-5506, Local U.S. Citizen Skills/Resources Survey
  
  Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. December 11, 2018
  USCIS proposes revisions to Form G-639, FOIA/Privacy Act Request
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. December 11, 2018
  DOS proposes revision to Form DS-234, Special Immigrant Visa Biodata
  
  Immigrant Visas: Special Immigrant DOS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. December 12, 2018
  DHS extends applicability of federal regulations to southern border property under CBP control
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. December 12, 2018
  USCIS revises guidance on medical certification requirements for English and civics exceptions to naturalization
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. December 17, 2018
  Trump administration reportedly pressures Vietnam to dissolve a 2008 repatriation agreement, which would result in thousands of deportations
  
  Interior ICEDOS Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. December 17, 2018
  CBP releases interim procedures on notification of a death in custody
  
  DetentionBorder CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. December 17, 2018
  ACF seeks approval for extension of the information collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees
  
  Refugees HHS Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. December 18, 2018
  EOIR Director orders more aggressive reporting of ineffective assistance of counsel and attorney misconduct
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. December 19, 2018
  HHS rolls back fingerprint requirements for adults living with migrant children
  
  MinorsInteriorBorder ICEORR In LitigationRescinded Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. December 19, 2018
  EOIR issues IJ guidance on credible fear hearings following Grace v. Whitaker
  
  Hearings and Adjudications USCISEOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. December 19, 2018
  EOIR Director reinforces employees' duty to report suspected fraud in court proceedings
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
15. December 21, 2018
  EOIR issues guidance on Pereira v. Sessions, announcing changes in NTA filings and case scheduling
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIRUSCISICECBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
16. December 21, 2018
  EOIR Director sets case completion goals for OCAHO
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
17. December 21, 2018
  USCIS eliminates certain Service Center e-mail addresses
  
  Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
18. December 21, 2018
  USCIS seeks comment on proposed revisions of forms related to foreign adoptions
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
19. December 27, 2018
  USCIS terminates categorical CNMI parole programs
  
  Humanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Program Termination
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
20. December 28, 2018
  CBP changes medical practices for children in detention centers
  
  DetentionMinors CBP Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

January 2019
1. January 16, 2019
  USCIS updates guidance regarding secure identity documents
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasCitizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. January 28, 2019
  USCIS announces online case status feature for asylum applicants
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. January 29, 2019
  USCIS announces online filing for forms N-600 and N-600K
  
  Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. January 31, 2019
  USCIS Imposes H-1B Pre-Registration Process for Cap Lottery; Prioritizes Advanced Degree Holders
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/Actual Rule
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. January 31, 2019
  DHS and DOS impose visa sanctions on Ghana
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

February 2019
1. February 1, 2019
  USCIS requests comment on proposed revisions to Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
  
  Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasBorder USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
2. February 1, 2019
  USCIS requests comment on proposed revision to Form N-445, Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony
  
  Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. February 1, 2019
  USCIS requests comment on proposed revisions to Form N-336, Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings
  
  Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. February 5, 2019
  USCIS closes field office in Moscow, Russia
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. February 8, 2019
  DHS waives certain environmental regulations to expedite border wall construction in California
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. February 8, 2019
  ACF requests comment on a new information collection, Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Program Data
  
  U/T/VAWAHumanitarian HHS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. February 15, 2019
  USCIS announces updated guidance for adjudicating spousal petitions involving minors
  
  Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. February 15, 2019
  USCIS proposes revision to Form I-508, Waiver of Rights, Privileges, Exemptions and Immunities
  
  Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. February 15, 2019
  USCIS launches online tip form for reporting allegations of immigration fraud
  
  Enforcement USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. February 26, 2019
  Thousands of migrant youth reported sexual abuse in U.S. immigration detention
  
  Detention CBPORRICE Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. February 26, 2019
  DOL plans to randomize processing of H-2B visa applications, rather than first-come-first-serve
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

March 2019
1. March 1, 2019
  DHS extends TPS documentation for Haiti, Sudan, El Salvador and Nicaragua to January 2, 2020
  
  TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
  May 22, 2021
  Acted on by Biden Administration
2. March 1, 2019
  USCIS makes unannounced Form I-730 processing changes, referring certain petitions to ICE
  
  Asylum, Withholding and CATRefugees ICEUSCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
3. March 5, 2019
  Border Patrol reports arrests in February 2019 are highest since March 2009
  
  Border CBP Final/Actual Data and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
4. March 5, 2019
  Report that HHS plans to ask DOD to identify military bases to house minor migrants
  
  Detention ORRDOD Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
5. March 6, 2019
  CBP secretly targets non-profit immigration lawyers, journalists, and advocates for interrogation at border
  
  Border CBPICEDHS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
6. March 7, 2019
  DHS to share records with Census Bureau to produce citizenship data for 2020 Census
  
  Citizenship DHSOther Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
7. March 8, 2019
  DHS extends TPS designation for South Sudan
  
  TPS USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
8. March 8, 2019
  EOIR Director claims budget woes, gets scolded for not telling Congress
  
  Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Reported Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
9. March 11, 2019
  DHS & ICE launch Global Trade Task Force to combat smuggling
  
  Border CBPICE Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
10. March 12, 2019
  USCIS to close most of its international field offices
  
  HumanitarianImmigrant VisasCitizenship USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
11. March 13, 2019
  Press reports widespread ICE violations of warrant signature requirements and erroneous targeting of US citizens
  
  InteriorSanctuary Restrictions ICEState & Local Entities Reported Change in PracticeData and Reports
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
12. March 13, 2019
  SSA creates information collection system to track beneficiaries' absences from the U.S. to combat improper payments
  
  CitizenshipImmigrant VisasHumanitarian SSA Proposed Forms and Information Collection
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
13. March 15, 2019
  DOL imposes new LCA electronic notice obligations on employers and end-clients
  
  Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/Actual Agency Directive
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect
14. March 19, 2019
  President Trump proposes cutting funding to E-Verify program
  
  Employment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Legislation
  
  Current Status
  Fully in Effect

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