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  1. November 2025

    1. November 10, 2025 2.0

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

      Humanitarian DOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. November 10, 2025 2.0

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

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

      Current Status

    3. November 6, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DOS expands list of medical conditions that are grounds for denying visa applications on public charge grounds

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 31, 2025 2.0

      Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka's Visa Revoked

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

    2. October 30, 2025 2.0

      President Trump sets record-low refugee cap of 7,500 for fiscal year 2026

      Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. October 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration develops and deploys extensive surveillance program targeting noncitizens

      InteriorImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOSICEUSCIS In Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 30, 2025 2.0

      Reported: United States deports Iranians after deal with Tehran

      Enforcement DHSICEDOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. September 25, 2025 2.0

      NSPM-7 directs JTTFs to investigate and disrupt political violence and intimidation

      Interior ICEAGDOSOther Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. September 19, 2025 2.0

      Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISBureau of Consular AffairsDOLCBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    4. September 19, 2025 2.0

      Executive Order: The Gold Card

      Immigrant Visas USCISDHSDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    5. September 18, 2025 2.0

      DHS increases Hungary ESTA validity to two years

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHSDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. September 17, 2025 2.0

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

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

      Current Status

    7. September 16, 2025 2.0

      DOS implements $1 fee for Diversity Visa Lottery

      Immigrant Visas: Diversity DOSBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

    8. September 11, 2025 2.0

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

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

      Current Status

    9. September 6, 2025 2.0

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

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

      Current Status

    10. September 5, 2025 2.0

      EO: Strengthening Efforts to Protect U.S. Nationals from Wrongful Detention Abroad

      DOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    11. September 2, 2025 2.0

      DHS Secretary ratifies interim final rule on Asylum Cooperative Agreements

      EnforcementAsylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarian DHSUSCISEOIRDOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Rule

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 21, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DOS flags 55 million visas for potential violations

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. August 16, 2025 2.0

      DOS pauses all visitor visas for Palestinians

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. August 8, 2025 2.0

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

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

      Current Status

    4. August 5, 2025 2.0

      State Department Requires Bonds for Tourism and Business Visas

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based Bureau of Consular AffairsDOSDHS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

    5. August 5, 2025 2.0

      State Department proposes requiring diversity-visa applicants to verify passports

      Immigrant Visas: Diversity DOSBureau of Consular Affairs Proposed Rule

      Current Status

    6. August 1, 2025 2.0

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

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

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. July 2025

    1. July 31, 2025 2.0

      State Department sanctions officials of the Palestinian Authority and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. July 23, 2025 2.0

      DOS opens new investigation into Harvard’s use of international visas

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual

      Current Status