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  1. September 2026

    1. September 23, 2026 2.0

      USCIS adds policy guidance on controlled substance, trafficking, and money laundering grounds of inadmissibility

      Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. Current Status

    3. September 14, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Immigrants’ lawyers say U.S. is redacting documents proving legal status

      Enforcement DOJ Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    4. September 9, 2026 2.0

      Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador continues until further notice

      TPSEmployment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. September 4, 2026 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director establishes policy for processing judge transfer requests

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. September 3, 2026 2.0

      DHS Directive to Seek Early Dismissal of Facially Insufficient Asylum Claims

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT DHSICE Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    7. September 2, 2026 2.0

      DOJ OLC reinterprets PRWORA to require reporting to DHS by all state agencies

      Interior DOJ Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. August 2026

    1. August 26, 2026 2.0

      DOS removes INA § 243(d) visa-issuance restriction on Cambodia

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. August 25, 2026 2.0

      State Department pauses immigrant visa appointments worldwide

      Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. August 25, 2026 2.0

      CBP expands its enforcement jurisdiction to comply with EO 14165

      Enforcement CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. August 24, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Texas to receive reimbursement from federal fund for border costs

      Border DHS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. August 12, 2026 2.0

      SEVP Issues a Reminder to DSOs Regarding CPT Authorization

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. August 11, 2026 2.0

      Trump administration demands access to Commercial Driver License Information System

      Enforcement DHSOther Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    7. August 10, 2026 2.0

      ICE plans to purchase electric-shock gloves for enforcement officers

      Enforcement ICE ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    8. August 7, 2026 2.0

      ICE Director terminates CAT deferral grants to remove immigrants to country of torture

      EnforcementAsylum, Withholding and CAT ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    9. August 5, 2026 2.0

      DOS pilots public charge bond program for certain immigrant visa applicants

      Immigrant Visas USCISDOS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    10. August 4, 2026 2.0

      DOS revokes Brazil's U.S. ambassador's visa

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. July 2026

    1. July 29, 2026 2.0

      EOIR adopts policies to fast-track removal of children eligible for SIJS and T nonimmigrant statuses

      MinorsU/T/VAWA EOIR Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. July 22, 2026 2.0

      ICE HSI issues new emergency-driving handbook

      Interior ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. July 21, 2026 2.0

      DOJ demands New Jersey noncitizen voter records following MVC software error

      CitizenshipInterior DOJAG Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. July 21, 2026 2.0

      ICE overhauls dress code for deportation officers, bans jeans and T-shirts

      Interior ICE Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    5. July 16, 2026 2.0

      Secretary of State announces visa-restriction policy targeting "far-left terrorist groups"

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. June 2026

    1. June 17, 2026 2.0

      USCIS clarifies that dairy workers may access H-2A visas

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedLabor USCISDOL Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. June 9, 2026 2.0

      DHS General Counsel directs OPLA to target unlawful voting to the maximum extent

      Citizenship DHSICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. June 1, 2026 2.0

      Reported: DOS Plans to Reduce Embassies in Africa that Process Visas to 20

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

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