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policies between January 2017 and February 2021

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  1. December 2020

    1. December 29, 2020

      ACF reorganizes ORR, creates new division

      Subject Matter: Minors Refugees
      Agency: ORR
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Change in Practice
    2. December 15, 2020

      USCIS expands interview requirements for refugee/asylee adjustment of status

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Refugees Immigrant Visas
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Types of Action: Agency Directive Change in Practice
    3. December 11, 2020

      ORR proposes 3-year extension, revisions to Report Forms ORR-3 and ORR-4

      Subject Matter: Minors Refugees
      Agency: ORR
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection
    4. December 8, 2020

      State Department proposes revisions to Refugee Biographic Data Sheet

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agencies: USCIS DOS Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection

  1. November 2020

    1. November 18, 2020

      USCIS to require I-730 petitioners to appear for interview

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Immigrant Visas: Family-Based Refugees
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Types of Action: Agency Directive Change in Practice
    2. November 9, 2020

      ORR proposes 3-year extension and changes to State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement form

      Subject Matter: Minors Refugees
      Agency: ORR
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection
    3. November 4, 2020

      ORR proposes extending approval for data collection through ORR-5 form

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agency: ORR
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection

  1. October 2020

    1. October 27, 2020

      POTUS reduces refugee admissions to 15,000 refugees for fiscal year 2021

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agencies: USCIS ORR Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. September 2020

    1. September 25, 2020

      DOS announces changes to publicly available refugee admissions data

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agency: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Data and Reports

  1. July 2020

    1. July 7, 2020

      DOS proposes revisions to medical examination form for refugees and visa applicants

      Subject Matter: Refugees Non-Immigrant Visas Immigrant Visas
      Agency: DOS
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection

  1. March 2020

    1. March 19, 2020

      Reported, COVID-19: Trump administration temporarily pausing refugee admissions

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agencies: USCIS Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Reported
      Type of Action: Change in Practice

  1. November 2019

    1. November 1, 2019

      POTUS reduces refugee admissions to 18,000 for Fiscal Year 2020

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agencies: USCIS ORR Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. September 2019

    1. September 30, 2019

      USCIS issues policy guidance for Matter of L-E-A-

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Refugees
      Agencies: ICE USCIS EOIR
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
    2. September 26, 2019

      POTUS issues EO 13888, limiting refugee resettlement to state and localities consenting to receive refugees

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agencies: USCIS ORR Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration State & Local Entities
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation Enjoined
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. July 2019

    1. July 8, 2019

      The Under Secretary of State re-delegates authority to invoke privilege related to refugee vetting

      Subject Matter: Border Refugees
      Agencies: CBP USCIS Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Change in Practice

  1. June 2019

    1. June 7, 2019

      United States and Mexico to discuss binding bilateral refugee agreement

      Subject Matter: Border Refugees
      Agencies: CBP ICE USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. March 2019

    1. March 1, 2019

      USCIS makes unannounced Form I-730 processing changes, referring certain petitions to ICE

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Refugees
      Agencies: ICE USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Change in Practice

  1. February 2019

    1. February 14, 2019

      USCIS tightens legal marriage requirement for refugee RE-2 derivative spouses

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Types of Action: Agency Directive Change in Practice

  1. December 2018

    1. December 17, 2018

      ACF seeks approval for extension of the information collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agency: HHS
      Status: Proposed
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection

  1. November 2018

    1. November 9, 2018

      USCIS announces plans to issue NTA's to certain foreign nationals whose humanitarian petitions or associated adjustment applications are denied

      Subject Matter: Refugees U/T/VAWA Humanitarian
      Agencies: ICE USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Change in Practice

  1. October 2018

    1. October 4, 2018

      POTUS caps refugee admissions at 30,000 for Fiscal Year 2019

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agencies: USCIS ORR Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. September 2018

    1. September 21, 2018

      USCIS proposes revisions to Form I-602, Application by Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility Grounds

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection

  1. July 2018

    1. July 3, 2018

      AG Sessions rescinds 24 guidance documents, including guidance discouraging employers from discriminating against asylees and refugees

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Refugees Sanctuary Restrictions
      Agency: DOJ
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Change in Practice

  1. June 2018

    1. June 14, 2018

      DOS proposed revisions to Form DS-7655, Iraqi Citizens and Nationals Employed by Federal Contractors and Grantees

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Refugees Immigrant Visas: Special Immigrant
      Agency: DOS
      Status: Rescinded
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection

  1. May 2018

    1. May 29, 2018

      CDC proposes revisions to tuberculosis information collection from U.S. panel physicians

      Subject Matter: Refugees Immigrant Visas
      Agency: CDC
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Forms and Information Collection

  1. February 2018

    1. February 1, 2018

      USCIS announces additional extreme vetting measures for "following-to-join" refugees

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agencies: CBP ICE USCIS Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Change in Practice

  1. January 2018

    1. January 29, 2018

      DHS announces new extreme vetting measures for refugees

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agencies: USCIS DOJ Other Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Change in Practice

  1. December 2017

    1. December 2, 2017

      U.S. ends participation in Global Compact on Migration

      Subject Matter: Refugees Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: USCIS Bureau of Consular Affairs Other Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Program Termination

  1. October 2017

    1. October 24, 2017

      POTUS issues EO 13815, announcing resumption of refugee admissions with new extreme vetting procedures

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agencies: USCIS DOJ Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. September 2017

    1. September 29, 2017

      POTUS caps refugee admissions at 45,000 for Fiscal Year 2018

      Subject Matter: Refugees
      Agencies: USCIS ORR Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. March 2017

    1. March 6, 2017

      President issues memo implementing heightened vetting of visa applications and reporting requirements

      Subject Matter: Refugees Non-Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: USCIS DHS Bureau of Consular Affairs ORR DOJ Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. January 2017

    1. January 27, 2017

      POTUS issues EO 13769, implementing travel ban and limiting refugee admissions

      Subject Matter: Refugees Non-Immigrant Visas Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: USCIS Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders
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