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  1. January 2026

    1. January 14, 2026 2.0

      State Department pauses issuance of immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries

      Immigrant Visas DOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. December 2025

    1. December 15, 2025 2.0

      USCIS terminates family reunification parole processes for Colombians, Cubans, Ecuadorians, Guatemalans, Haitians, Hondurans, and Salvadorans

      HumanitarianImmigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

  1. November 2025

    1. November 25, 2025 2.0

      DHS terminates TPS for Burma (Myanmar)

      TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. November 6, 2025 2.0

      DOS cable expands considerations for denying visa applications on public charge grounds

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 31, 2025 2.0

      USDA issues OBBBA implementation memo limiting SNAP eligibility

      Asylum, Withholding and CATRefugees Other Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. October 4, 2025 2.0

      Reported: CBP increases border searches of electronic devices

      Border CBP ReportedIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. October 1, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues interim guidance on age-out custody determinations

      Minors ICEORR Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 19, 2025 2.0

      DHS partners with the State of Nebraska to build the "Cornhusker Clink" for ICE detention

      Detention ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. August 14, 2025 2.0

      AG Bondi issues order suspending DC laws limiting MPD cooperation with immigration enforcement

      EnforcementInteriorSanctuary Restrictions State & Local EntitiesICEDHSOtherDOD Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
  1. July 2025

    1. July 18, 2025 2.0

      USCIS implements immigration fees required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill

      Asylum, Withholding and CATRefugeesTPSImmigrant Visas: Special ImmigrantMinors DHSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. July 9, 2025 2.0

      EOIR issues PM 25-35: Statutory Fees Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and AdjudicationsImmigrant VisasTPSRefugeesHumanitarian EOIR In LitigationEnjoined/VacatedReplacedRescinded Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. July 8, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues memo eliminating bond for all applicants for admission

      Detention EOIRICE Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 24, 2025 2.0

      ICE waives 12-hour holding cell limit, allowing detainees to be held for 72 hours

      Detention ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. June 7, 2025 2.0

      President Trump federalizes State National Guard units to support immigration enforcement actions

      Interior ICEDOD Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectivePresidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. June 6, 2025 2.0

      DHS terminates Temporary Protected Status for Nepal

      TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

    4. June 6, 2025 2.0

      USCIS reverses policy providing automatic consideration of deferred action for Special Immigrant Juveniles

      Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    5. June 5, 2025 2.0

      DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border-wall projects in Tucson Sector, Arizona

      Border DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 30, 2025 2.0

      Acting Regional Deputy Chief IJ issues, and EOIR subsequently withdraws, guidance to IJs regarding DHS motions to dismiss/terminate

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/VacatedRescinded Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. May 22, 2025 2.0

      DHS blocks Harvard from enrolling international students

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    3. May 20, 2025 2.0

      ICE arrests and detains noncitizens attending immigration-court hearings

      EnforcementInteriorDetentionHearings and Adjudications ICEEOIR Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    4. May 2, 2025 2.0

      DHS auto-extends South Sudan's TPS designation before terminating TPS

      TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 8, 2025 2.0

      DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border-wall projects in San Diego

      BorderEnforcement DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 25, 2025 2.0

      FEMA withholds preparedness-grant money until states comply with conditions

      Enforcement FEMA Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. March 22, 2025 2.0

      Presidential Memorandum: "Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court"

      Hearings and Adjudications DHSDOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectivePresidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. March 21, 2025 2.0

      DHS terminates CHNV parole processes and revokes paroles after 30-day wind-down period

      HumanitarianInterior DHSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status