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  1. February 2026

    1. February 6, 2026 2.0

      EOIR issues interim final rule streamlining BIA administrative appellate review

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

  1. January 2026

    1. January 30, 2026 2.0

      DHS enters into a 15-year consent decree with Florida to curtail exercise of parole authority

      HumanitarianBorderDetention DHS ProposedIn Litigation Change in Practice

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    2. January 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS uses new Form I-867B in expedited removal without questions about fear or harm

      Asylum, Withholding and CATBorderInterior DHSCBP Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    3. January 21, 2026 2.0

      DHS Secretary refers Matter of D-K- to Attorney General

      RefugeesInterior EOIRAGDHS Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    4. January 21, 2026 2.0

      ICE launches "Operation Catch of the Day," surging immigration enforcement in Maine

      Interior ICECBP Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    5. January 16, 2026 2.0

      USCIS eliminates one-year foreign residency requirement for R-1 religious workers seeking readmission

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCIS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeRule

      Current Status

    6. 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

    7. January 1, 2026 2.0

      Reported: ORR largely stops releasing minors to sponsors

      Minors ORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. December 2025

    1. December 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues guidance on VAWA self-petitioner policies and requirements

      U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. December 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS updates confidentiality protections and information-use limitations for VAWA, T and U visas

      U/T/VAWA USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. December 19, 2025 2.0

      Whistleblower reveals USCIS policies leading to dismissed FOIA requests

      Hearings and Adjudications USCIS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. December 19, 2025 2.0

      USCIS rescinds expedited naturalization processing for certain SSI beneficiaries

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

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    5. December 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: HHS demands sponsors of immigrants repay public benefits

      Humanitarian HHS Reported Change in Practice

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    6. December 12, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration provides air passenger data to immigration agents

      Enforcement ICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    7. December 10, 2025 2.0

      ICE signs contract to purchase Boeing 737 planes for deportations

      BorderInterior ICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    8. December 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS Signs $140 Million Contract for Deportation Planes

      Enforcement DHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    9. December 4, 2025 2.0

      DHS launches Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota

      Interior DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    10. December 3, 2025 2.0

      DHS launches Operation Catahoula Crunch in New Orleans

      Interior DHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. November 2025

    1. November 27, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE arrests and detains foreign-born spouses of U.S. citizens at green-card interviews

      Enforcement ICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. November 20, 2025 2.0

      Reported: CBP builds surveillance program to stop and detain drivers with "suspicious" patterns

      Interior CBP Reported Change in Practice

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    4. November 15, 2025 2.0

      DHS launches "Operation Charlotte's Web" in North Carolina

      InteriorBorder ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    5. November 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration enters agreement with Equatorial Guinea for third-country removals

      Humanitarian DOSDHS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    6. November 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration uses Migration and Refugee Assistance to pay countries accepting deportations of third-country nationals

      Enforcement Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    7. November 7, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE considers buying large warehouses to expand immigrant detention capacity

      Detention ICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status