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  1. January 2025

    1. January 21, 2025 2.0

      DHS expands expedited removal to the maximum extent authorized by statute

      BorderInterior DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. January 21, 2025 2.0

      DHS rescinds and supersedes guidelines for enforcement actions in or near protected areas

      BorderInterior DHSICECBP Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. January 20, 2025 2.0

      CBP ends CBP One scheduling system and cancels appointments

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    4. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14163: "Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program"

      RefugeesHumanitarian DHSDOSBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    5. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 3 directs DOD and DHS to construct physical barriers to ensure "operational control" of the southern border

      Border DHSCBPDOD Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    6. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 8 directs DOS, DOJ, and DHS to enter international cooperation agreements, including but not limited to Safe Third Country Agreements

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarian DOSDOJDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    7. January 20, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation 10888: "Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion"

      HumanitarianBorder DHSDOJDOS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    8. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 17 directs DOJ and DHS to take civil and criminal enforcement actions against “sanctuary jurisdictions”

      Sanctuary Restrictions AGDOJDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    9. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 7 directs DHS to publicize and prioritize registration of noncitizens

      EnforcementInterior DHSUSCISDOJ Comment PeriodFinal/ActualIn Litigation Forms and Information CollectionPresidential Orders

      Current Status

    10. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 8 directs DHS and Treasury to assess and collect civil fines and penalties from unlawfully present noncitizens and others

      Enforcement DHSOtherCBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential OrdersRule

      Current Status

    11. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14160: "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship"

      Citizenship DHSUSCISDOSSSAAG Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    12. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 10 directs DHS to use all legally available resources to increase detention capacity

      Detention DHSICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    13. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 11 directs DHS to maximally authorize state and local law enforcement to be immigration officers

      EnforcementInteriorDetention DHSState & Local EntitiesICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    14. 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

      Partially in effect
    15. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14168 § 3(d) directs DOS and DHS to require that government-issued identification documents reflect "immutable biological" sex

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    16. 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

    17. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 7(b) directs termination of "categorical parole programs" including CHNV Parole Processes

      Humanitarian DHSUSCISCBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential OrdersProgram Termination

      Current Status

    18. 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

  1. December 2020

    1. December 11, 2020

      EOIR and DHS issue final rule significantly restricting asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protections

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT CBPUSCISEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule
  1. October 2020

    1. October 21, 2020

      EOIR and USCIS issue final rule expanding criminal bars to asylum and limiting review of discretionary denials of asylum

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and AdjudicationsInteriorBorder CBPICEUSCISEOIRBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    2. October 8, 2020

      DHS issues interim final rule narrowing H-1B criteria

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOL Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/VacatedRenewed Rule
  1. September 2020

    1. September 15, 2020

      DOS releases guidance on 2020 Fiscal Year (DV-2020) adjudications after Gomez v. Trump ruling

      Immigrant Visas: Diversity Bureau of Consular AffairsDOSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    2. September 2, 2020

      USCIS revises guidance regarding forms and fees to align with USCIS fee rule

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarianNaturalization USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in PracticeForms and Information CollectionRule
  1. August 2020

    1. August 3, 2020

      USCIS issues final rule increasing fees

      Asylum, Withholding and CATImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule
  1. July 2020

    1. July 24, 2020

      USCIS issues new guidance regarding deployment of capital for EB-5 visas

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect