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Original Date Announced
October 16, 2020DHS ratifies several previous actions by former Acting Secretary of DHS Kevin K. McAleenan and one previous action by USCIS Deputy Director for Policy Joseph Edlow. This ratification is signed by Acting Secretary Wolf. [ID #1111]
DHS ratification of actions by McAleenan and EdlowEffective Date
October 7, 2020Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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November 16, 2020
DHS Issues Ratification of Certain Actions Taken by McAleenan and Edlow
Acting Secretary Wolf issued a second "ratification" of prior actions taken by former Acting Secretary McAleenan and Deputy Director Edlow on November 16, 2020.
President Trump submitted Acting Secretary Wolf's nomination to the Senate on September 10, 2020. FEMA Administrator Gaynor then issued a revised order of succession, pursuant to the HSA, 6 U.S.C. 113(g)(2), on November 14, 2020. The second ratification followed the Gaynor order.
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November 25, 2020
Ratification of Department Actions
DHS publishes ratifications in the Federal Register "out of an abundance of caution," while maintaining that Acting Secretary Wolf had the authority to issue these ratifications.
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January 13, 2021
Under Secretary Wolf Ratifies Prior Delegable Actions as DHS Acting Secretary
After issuing a new order of succession and resigning as Acting Secretary on January 11, now-Undersecretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans Wolf issued a memo affirming and ratifying each of his prior delegable actions as DHS Acting Secretary, as limited, certain delegable actions taken by former Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan, and one delegable action taken by USCIS Deputy Director for Policy Joseph Edlow.
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Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Enforcement Humanitarian Non-Immigrant Visas Immigrant Visas NaturalizationAgencies Affected: DHSAssociated or Derivative Policies
- September 23, 2020 DHS 'ratifies' Acting Secretary's prior actions in response to GAO opinion