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policies between January 2017 and February 2021

11 Policies

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  1. January 2021

    1. 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
    2. 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

  1. December 2020

    1. 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

  1. October 2020

    1. October 8, 2020

      DHS issues interim final rule narrowing H-1B criteria

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agencies: USCIS DOL
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation Enjoined Renewed
      Type of Action: Rule

  1. June 2020

    1. June 22, 2020

      COVID-19: POTUS issues proclamation freezing certain nonimmigrant visas through the end of 2020

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: USCIS DOL DOS
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation Renewed
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. April 2020

    1. April 20, 2020

      COVID-19: USCIS issues temporary final rule, lifting certain H-2A program limitations

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
      Agencies: USCIS DOL
      Status: Final/Actual Renewed
      Type of Action: Rule
    2. April 10, 2020

      COVID-19: POTUS imposes visa sanctions on countries that refuse to accept return of foreign nationals

      Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas Immigrant Visas
      Agencies: DHS DOS
      Status: Final/Actual Renewed
      Type of Action: Presidential Orders

  1. March 2020

    1. March 20, 2020

      COVID-19: US-Canada joint initiative restricts non-essential border crossings

      Subject Matter: Border Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor
      Agencies: CBP DHS
      Status: Final/Actual Renewed
      Type of Action: Change in Practice
    2. March 20, 2020

      COVID-19: US-Mexico joint initiative restricts non-essential border crossings

      Subject Matter: Border Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor
      Agencies: CBP DHS
      Status: Final/Actual Renewed
      Type of Action: Change in Practice
    3. 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

      Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT Minors Border
      Agencies: CBP DHS CDC
      Status: Final/Actual In Litigation Renewed
      Type of Action: Agency Directive

  1. May 2019

    1. May 10, 2019

      Continuation of TPS Documentation for Nepal, Honduras

      Subject Matter: TPS
      Agency: USCIS
      Status: In Litigation Enjoined Renewed
      Type of Action: Agency Directive
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