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  1. February 2025

    1. Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 28, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Immigration officers instructed to wear clothing that clearly depicts their agency for media coverage

      EnforcementInteriorBorder DHS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. January 24, 2025 2.0

      Pentagon deploys 1,500 additional active-duty troops to southern border

      Border DODCBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

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    3. January 22, 2025 2.0

      DHS authorizes DOJ personnel to enforce immigration law as immigration officers

      EnforcementInteriorBorder DHSDOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive

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    4. January 21, 2025 2.0

      DHS Reinstates Migrant Protection Protocols

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

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    5. January 21, 2025 2.0

      DHS Expands Expedited Removal to the Maximum Extent Authorized by Statute

      BorderInterior DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

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    6. January 21, 2025 2.0

      DHS Rescinds and Supersedes Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or Near Protected Areas

      BorderInterior DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

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    8. January 20, 2025 2.0

      CBP Ends CBP One Scheduling System and Cancels Upcoming Appointments

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    9. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14148: "Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions"

      BorderDetentionInteriorAsylum, Withholding and CATRefugeesNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    10. January 20, 2025 2.0

      Proc. 10886: "Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States"

      Border DODDHS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    11. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159: "Protecting the American People Against Invasion"

      BorderDetentionInteriorSanctuary RestrictionsEnforcement CBPICEUSCISHHSAGDHS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    12. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165: "Securing Our Borders"

      BorderDetention DHSAGDOSHHS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    15. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO [Securing Our Borders] § 5 directs DHS to end “catch and release” and detain "illegal aliens" until removal

      DetentionBorderInterior DHS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    16. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 4 directs DHS to enable ICE, CBP, and USCIS to set civil immigration enforcement priorities

      EnforcementBorderInterior USCISCBPICE Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    17. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO [Securing Our Borders] § 8 directs DOS, DOJ, and DHS to enter international cooperation agreements including Safe Third Country Agreements

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CATHumanitarian DOSDOJDHS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    18. January 20, 2025 2.0

      POTUS Border Proclamation: "Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion"

      HumanitarianBorder DHSDOJDOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    19. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO [Securing Our Borders] § 9(b) directs DHS to use technologies and procedures to determine validity of claimed familial relationships

      BorderInteriorEnforcement DHSCBPICE Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    20. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO [Securing Our Borders] § 10 directs DOJ and DHS to prioritize border prosecutions

      EnforcementBorder DHSDOJAG Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    22. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 18(b) directs DOJ, HHS, and DHS to stop trafficking and smuggling of children into the US

      MinorsBorder DHSAGDOJHHS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    23. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 21 directs DHS to increase CBP and ICE agents and officers

      BorderInterior CBPICE Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    26. January 20, 2025 2.0

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

      Border DODDHS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    27. 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

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    30. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO [Securing Our Borders] § 6 directs DHS, DOS, and DOJ to resume Migrant Protection Protocols

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DHSDOJDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    32. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO [Securing Our Borders] § 7(a) directs DHS to stop using CBP One for parole or to facilitate entry

      BorderHumanitarian CBP Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    33. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO [Securing Our Borders] § 7(c) directs DHS to align southern border policies (including parole) with § 2 of EO

      BorderHumanitarianDetention DHSCBPICE Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    34. January 20, 2025 2.0

      CBP issues memorandum "Ending Catch and Release"

      BorderDetentionHumanitarian DHSCBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

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    35. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14165 § 2(f) promotes Federal-State partnerships to enforce Federal immigration priorities

      Border DHSCBPICE Final/Actual Presidential Orders

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    36. January 18, 2025

      Report: Trump Administration changes Border Patrol leader to political appointee

      Border CBP Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2021

    1. January 15, 2021

      Reported: DHS signed agreements with states self-imposing six-month notice-and-comment period

      BorderInterior DHS Reported Change in Practice
    2. Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. December 2020

    1. December 31, 2020

      COVID-19: CDC order requires negative COVID-19 test from all passengers entering U.S.

      Border CDCCBP Final/Actual Agency Directive
    2. December 16, 2020

      US and the UK sign the Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement

      Border CBPICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. November 2020

    1. November 5, 2020

      DOS revokes designation of ETIM as a foreign terrorist organization

      InteriorBorder DOSDOJDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. October 2020

    1. October 30, 2020

      CBP expelling migrant children from other countries into Mexico

      BorderMinorsAsylum, Withholding and CAT CBP Reported Change in Practice
    2. October 21, 2020

      EOIR and USCIS issue final rule expanding criminal bars to asylum and limiting review of discretionary denials of asylum

      Asylum, Withholding and CATHearings and AdjudicationsInteriorBorder CBPICEUSCISEOIRBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    3. October 13, 2020

      Unauthorized CBP operation in Guatemala relocates Honduran migrants to the Guatemala-Honduras border

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DOSDHSCBP Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  1. September 2020

    1. September 8, 2020

      Whistleblower alleges that DHS lied about border threats and safety in Central America

      BorderEnforcement DHS Reported Data and Reports

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  1. August 2020

    1. August 27, 2020

      CBP proposes collecting passenger manifest data from buses and railroads

      Border CBP Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. August 20, 2020

      Trump Cabinet officials voted in 2018 White House meeting to separate migrant children

      BorderAsylum, Withholding and CAT DHSDOJ Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Not in effect

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