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  1. August 2026

    1. August 11, 2026 2.0

      DHS issues interim final rule allowing USCIS to require mandatory electronic filing

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCISDHS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information CollectionRule

      Current Status

    2. August 10, 2026 2.0

      ICE plans to purchase electric-shock gloves for enforcement officers

      Enforcement ICE ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. August 7, 2026 2.0

      DHS increases biometric fees for large H-1B and L-1 employers

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

    4. August 7, 2026 2.0

      ICE Director terminates CAT deferral grants to remove immigrants to country of torture

      EnforcementAsylum, Withholding and CAT ICE Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    5. August 7, 2026 2.0

      HHS awards $244 million contract for unaccompanied children to Our Rescue

      MinorsImmigrant Visas: Special Immigrant ORR

      Current Status

    6. August 6, 2026 2.0

      ORR announces intent to award $150M contract to Burke Law Group to provide legal representation for unaccompanied children

      Hearings and AdjudicationsMinors ORRHHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    7. August 6, 2026 2.0

      EO 14419: "Ending Birth Tourism"

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant Visas DOSDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    8. August 6, 2026 2.0

      EO 14418: "Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship"

      Citizenship DHSAGSSA Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    9. August 5, 2026 2.0

      ORR proposes changes to minor health forms to expand data sharing with DHS

      MinorsRefugees ORR Proposed Data and ReportsForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    10. August 4, 2026 2.0

      DOS revokes Brazil's U.S. ambassador's visa

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. July 2026

    1. July 31, 2026 2.0

      Reported: EOIR adopts policies to fast-track removal of SIJS and T visa beneficiaries

      MinorsU/T/VAWA EOIR Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. July 30, 2026 2.0

      DOS proposes rule to tighten regulations for J-1 visa programs

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas: Student DOSDHS Proposed Rule

      Current Status

    3. July 28, 2026 2.0

      Reported: ICE Arrests Foreign Citizens with Visa Overstays at Airports

      Enforcement ICETSA Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. July 27, 2026 2.0

      DHS issues interim final rule allowing asylum officers to bypass some interviews

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and Adjudications DHSUSCISEOIR Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

    5. July 23, 2026 2.0

      DHS General Counsel singles out federal judges over immigration rulings

      DHS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    6. Current Status

    7. July 21, 2026 2.0

      DOJ demands New Jersey noncitizen voter records following MVC software error

      CitizenshipInterior DOJAG Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    8. July 21, 2026 2.0

      ICE overhauls dress code for deportation officers, bans jeans and T-shirts

      Interior ICE Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    9. Current Status

    10. July 17, 2026 2.0

      DHS publishes a rule to establish a fixed time-period of admission and extension of stay procedures for F, J and I nonimmigrants

      Non-Immigrant Visas: StudentNon-Immigrant Visas DHSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Rule

      Current Status

    11. July 16, 2026 2.0

      Secretary of State announces visa-restriction policy targeting "far-left terrorist groups"

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    12. July 15, 2026 2.0

      Attorney General submits first case ever to Alien Terrorist Removal Court

      EnforcementHearings and Adjudications AGDOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    13. July 14, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS trends in affirmative asylum adjudications

      Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    14. Current Status

    15. July 2, 2026 2.0

      USCIS proposes rule to implement EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Comment Period Rule

      Current Status