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  1. January 2025

    1. 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

    2. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 12 Directs DHS, DOS, and DOJ to Encourage "Aliens Unlawfully Present in the United States" to Voluntarily Depart

      BorderDetentionEnforcement DHSDOSDOJ Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. 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

    4. January 20, 2025 2.0

      Proc. 10886 § 3 directs DOT and FCC to consider waiving regulations and policies that restrict DHS's ability to counter unmanned aerial systems within 5 miles of southern border

      Detention DHSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    5. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 7(c) directs DHS to align southern border policies (including parole) with § 2 of EO

      BorderHumanitarianDetention DHSCBPICE Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    6. January 20, 2025 2.0

      CBP issues memorandum "Ending Catch and Release"

      BorderDetentionHumanitarian DHSCBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    7. 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. January 2021

    1. January 19, 2021

      DHS signs labor agreement with AFGE National ICE Council 118, ceding unprecedented policy power to union

      EnforcementDetentionInterior ICE Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      February 16, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. November 2020

    1. November 25, 2020

      DHS temporarily closes detention facility at Texas border

      Detention DHSCBP Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. October 2020

    1. October 1, 2020

      EOIR launches Immigration Court Online Resource (ICOR) and Pro Bono Portal

      DetentionHearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Data and Reports

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. July 2020

    1. July 31, 2020

      DHS proposes new requirements for surety companies underwriting immigration bonds

      Detention ICE Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      April 15, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. July 24, 2020

      ORR proposes a new information collection regarding placement and transfer of UACs into ORR facilities

      MinorsDetention ORR Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      March 10, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    3. July 24, 2020

      ORR proposes new information collection about release of unaccompanied minors from ORR custody

      MinorsDetention ORR Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      February 25, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    4. July 24, 2020

      ORR submits emergency approval for an information collection about services provided to unaccompanied minors

      MinorsDetention ORRHHS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
      February 25, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    5. July 22, 2020

      COVID-19: ICE detains immigrant children in private hotels pending Title 42 expulsion

      MinorsDetention ICE ReportedIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in PracticeData and Reports

      Current Status

      Not in effect

  1. June 2020

    1. June 12, 2020

      DHS Inspector General finds that CBP struggled to meet detention standards in 2019

      DetentionBorder CBP Final/Actual Data and Reports

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. June 4, 2020

      ICE begins testing all incoming detainees for COVID-19

      Detention ICE Final/ActualEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      May 11, 2023
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. April 2020

    1. April 16, 2020

      COVID-19: ICE releases hundreds of immigrants from detention amid spread of coronavirus

      Detention ICE Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
      November 1, 2022
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. April 16, 2020

      ORR proposes information collection to allow UAC Program to monitor care provider facility compliance

      MinorsDetention ORR Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      September 27, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. March 2020

    1. March 15, 2020

      COVID-19: ICE medically screens detainees prior to removal flights

      DetentionInterior ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. March 13, 2020

      COVID-19: ICE temporarily suspends family visitations in all detention centers

      Detention ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      July 14, 2022
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    3. March 9, 2020

      DOJ eliminates DHS discretion to exempt certain detained noncitizens from DNA-sample collection

      BorderInteriorDetention ICEDOJCBP Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. February 2020

    1. February 14, 2020

      ICE intends to open first holding facility in Maine

      DetentionInterior ICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. December 2019

    1. December 3, 2019

      ICE opens new detention facility in Anson, TX

      Detention ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. December 2, 2019

      ICE issues 2019 detention standards

      Detention ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      April 5, 2022
      Acted on by Biden Administration

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