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January 2017
May 2021
policies between January 2017 and May 2021
11 Policies
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January
2021
January 14, 2021
DOS designates various organizations, individuals as terrorists
Subject Matter:
Enforcement
Non-Immigrant Visas
Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor
Agency:
DOS
Status:
Final/Actual
Renewed
Type of Action:
Agency Directive
January 6, 2021
DOS reimposes sanctions on Chinese, Indian, and Iranian individuals for Iranian petrolium business
Subject Matter:
Non-Immigrant Visas
Agency:
DOS
Status:
Final/Actual
Renewed
Type of Action:
Agency Directive
December
2020
December 15, 2020
DOS reimposes sanctions on Chinese companies, individuals for Iranian oil dealings
Subject Matter:
Non-Immigrant Visas
Agency:
DOS
Status:
Final/Actual
Renewed
Type of Action:
Agency Directive
October
2020
October 8, 2020
DHS issues interim final rule narrowing H-1B criteria
hsa/fvra
covid-19
Biden administration revocation
Subject Matter:
Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
Agencies:
USCIS
DOL
Status:
Final/Actual
In Litigation
Enjoined
Renewed
Type of Action:
Rule
June
2020
June 22, 2020
COVID-19: POTUS issues proclamation freezing certain nonimmigrant visas through the end of 2020
Biden administration action
Biden administration revocation
covid-19
Subject Matter:
Non-Immigrant Visas
Agencies:
USCIS
DOL
DOS
Status:
Final/Actual
In Litigation
Renewed
Type of Action:
Presidential Orders
April
2020
April 20, 2020
COVID-19: USCIS issues temporary final rule, lifting certain H-2A program limitations
hsa/fvra
covid-19
Subject Matter:
Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
Agencies:
USCIS
DOL
Status:
Final/Actual
Renewed
Type of Action:
Rule
April 10, 2020
COVID-19: POTUS imposes visa sanctions on countries that refuse to accept return of foreign nationals
covid-19
Subject Matter:
Non-Immigrant Visas
Immigrant Visas
Agencies:
DHS
DOS
Status:
Final/Actual
Renewed
Type of Action:
Presidential Orders
March
2020
March 20, 2020
COVID-19: US-Canada joint initiative restricts non-essential border crossings
covid-19
Subject Matter:
Border
Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor
Agencies:
CBP
DHS
Status:
Final/Actual
Renewed
Type of Action:
Change in Practice
March 20, 2020
COVID-19: US-Mexico joint initiative restricts non-essential border crossings
covid-19
Subject Matter:
Border
Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor
Agencies:
CBP
DHS
Status:
Final/Actual
Renewed
Type of Action:
Change in Practice
March 20, 2020
COVID-19: CDC order authorizes Border Patrol expulsion of all persons arriving by land from Mexico or Canada without valid documents under title 42
covid-19
Subject Matter:
Asylum, Withholding and CAT
Minors
Border
Agencies:
CBP
DHS
CDC
Status:
Final/Actual
In Litigation
Renewed
Type of Action:
Agency Directive
May
2019
May 10, 2019
Continuation of TPS Documentation for Nepal, Honduras
hsa/fvra
Subject Matter:
TPS
Agency:
USCIS
Status:
In Litigation
Enjoined
Renewed
Type of Action:
Agency Directive