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  1. May 2026

    1. May 8, 2026 2.0

      USCIS issues a Policy Alert and new Policy Manual Chapter on deferred action

      Hearings and AdjudicationsEnforcement USCISDHS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

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    3. May 4, 2026 2.0

      DOS revokes Costa Rica newspaper executives' visas

      Non-Immigrant VisasEnforcement DOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. April 2026

    1. April 28, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DOS orders consular officers to deny nonimmigrant visas to applicants who fear returning to their home country

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. April 24, 2026 2.0

      Reported: CBP seeks to install surveillance tower in populous CA city

      Enforcement CBP Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. April 23, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DOJ assigns denaturalization cases to prosecutors

      EnforcementCitizenshipNaturalization DOJ Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. April 22, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DOJ to issue $3.5 billion in immigration-enforcement grants

      Enforcement DOJ Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    5. April 21, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS reviewing previously approved green cards

      Enforcement USCIS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    6. April 19, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS creates "Tactical Operations Division"

      EnforcementNaturalization USCIS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    7. April 17, 2026 2.0

      USCIS requires attorneys and accredited representatives to appear in-person at Field Office and various humanitarian interviews

      Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarian USCISDHS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    8. Current Status

    9. April 9, 2026 2.0

      Reported: ICE launches Birth Tourism Initiative

      Citizenship ICE Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    10. April 5, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Congo to accept third-country removals from United States

      InteriorAsylum, Withholding and CATBorder Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. March 2026

    1. March 25, 2026 2.0

      DHS expands online presence review to additional nonimmigrant visa applicants

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. March 23, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DOJ guts Recognition and Accreditation program that authorizes non-attorneys to provide immigration legal services

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. Current Status

    4. March 16, 2026 2.0

      ICE reclassifies some Form I-9 errors as substantive violations

      Employment Verification ICE Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    5. March 11, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DHS requests access to child-support database with employment and family information

      EnforcementInterior HHSDHS ReportedProposed Change in PracticeData and Reports

      Current Status

  1. February 2026

    1. February 26, 2026 2.0

      Federal Protective Service Cites and Fines Volunteers Observing ICE At Federal Courthouses

      Hearings and AdjudicationsDetentionEnforcement DHSICE ReportedFinal/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. February 24, 2026 2.0

      Reported: USCIS denying I-829s on national security grounds

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Reported AdjudicationChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. February 20, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DHS to consolidate facial-recognition and biometrics platforms

      Enforcement DHSTSACBPUSCISICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. February 19, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration uses 18 USC § 111 to arrest protestors

      InteriorEnforcement ICEDHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    5. February 18, 2026 2.0

      ICE and USCIS issue new detain-and-inspect requirement for refugees after one year of admission

      Refugees USCISICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    6. February 11, 2026 2.0

      ORR moves pregnant unaccompanied minors to a facility in Texas with restrictions on abortion access

      DetentionMinors ORR ReportedFinal/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    7. February 10, 2026 2.0

      Trump DOJ negotiates settlement requiring developer to earmark funds for immigration enforcement

      Interior DOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status