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  1. January 2025

    1. 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

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    3. January 20, 2025 2.0

      Proc. 10886 § 2 directs DOD and DHS to construct additional physical barriers along the southern border

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    4. January 20, 2025 2.0

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

      Citizenship DHSUSCISDOSSSAAG Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

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    5. January 20, 2025 2.0

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

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    6. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 14 directs Treasury, DOS, and DHS to establish visa bond system

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    8. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14148 rescinds executive order that required census counts to include all residents

      Citizenship Other Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    9. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161: "Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats"

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasHumanitarian DHSDOJDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    12. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161 §§ 2(b) and 2(c) direct agencies to identify countries from which to suspend admissions and prioritize the removal of individuals from those countries

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasEnforcement DOSDHSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    13. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161 § 3 directs review of all existing policies to "protect" U.S. cultural and other interests

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalizationRefugees DHSDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    14. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14169 "Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid"

      Humanitarian DOSOther Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders

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      Partially in effect
  1. October 2020

    1. October 30, 2020

      POTUS declares November 1, 2020 "National Day of Remembrance for Americans Killed by Illegal Aliens"

      Enforcement Other Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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      Not in effect
  1. August 2020

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      Fully in Effect
  1. July 2020

    1. July 21, 2020

      POTUS issues memorandum excluding undocumented immigrants from apportionment base

      Citizenship Other Final/Actual Presidential Orders
  1. September 2019

    1. September 26, 2019

      POTUS issues EO 13888, limiting refugee resettlement to states and localities consenting to receive refugees

      Refugees Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCISORRState & Local Entities Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Presidential Orders
  1. July 2019

    1. July 11, 2019

      POTUS issues EO 13880 on Collecting Information about Citizenship Status in Connection with 2020 Census

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  1. February 2019

    1. February 15, 2019

      POTUS declares national emergency to "build the wall" along the southern U.S. border

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  1. June 2018

    1. June 20, 2018

      POTUS issues EO 13841, directing families to be detained together and seeking modification of Flores settlement.

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  1. April 2018

    1. April 10, 2018

      POTUS issues EO 13828, ordering several agencies to restrict immigrant access to public assistance programs

      Humanitarian DOLHHSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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      Fully in Effect
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      Fully in Effect
  1. February 2018

    1. February 6, 2018

      POTUS issues memorandum ordering creation of a National Vetting Center

      Enforcement DOSDHSDOJDODOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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      Fully in Effect