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  1. October 2026

    1. October 13, 2026 2.0

      RNC and DOD seek to limit voters who have not resided in the U.S.

      Citizenship DOD ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. October 13, 2026 2.0

      ICE fails to return property to detainees after release

      Detention ICE ReportedIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. September 2026

    1. September 29, 2026 2.0

      CBP budget used for political, pro-Trump ads

      CBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. September 1, 2026 2.0

      DHS authorizes armed ICE officers at polling locations

      Interior DHSICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. August 2026

    1. August 31, 2026 2.0

      USCIS abruptly implements new edition of the Affidavit of Support, Forms I-864, I-864A, and I-864EZ

      Immigrant Visas: Family-Based USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. August 7, 2026 2.0

      ICE Director terminates CAT deferral grants to remove immigrants to country of torture

      EnforcementAsylum, Withholding and CAT ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. August 6, 2026 2.0

      EO 14419: "Ending Birth Tourism"

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant Visas DOSDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    4. August 6, 2026 2.0

      EO 14418: "Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship"

      Citizenship DHSAGSSADOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. July 2026

    1. Current Status

    2. July 17, 2026 2.0

      DHS publishes a rule to establish a fixed time-period of admission and extension of stay procedures for F, J and I nonimmigrants

      Non-Immigrant Visas: StudentNon-Immigrant Visas DHSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Rule

      Current Status

    3. July 15, 2026 2.0

      Attorney General submits first case ever to Alien Terrorist Removal Court

      EnforcementHearings and Adjudications AGDOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. June 2026

    1. June 22, 2026 2.0

      DOJ sues to block enforcement of New York law prohibiting 287(g) agreements

      Final/ActualIn Litigation Legislation

      Current Status

  1. May 2026

    1. May 21, 2026 2.0

      USCIS issues policy memorandum characterizing adjustment of status as a form of extraordinary discretionary relief

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas USCISDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

  1. April 2026

    1. April 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS silently eliminates 30-day adjudication requirement for first-time asylum-based work permits

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in PracticeRule

      Current Status

  1. March 2026

    1. March 31, 2026 2.0

      EO 14399: "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections"

      Citizenship DHSSSA Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. February 2026

    1. February 23, 2026 2.0

      DOJ sues New Jersey over state Executive Order barring ICE from non-public areas of state property without a judicial warrant

      InteriorEnforcement DOJDHSICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Adjudication

      Current Status

    2. February 18, 2026 2.0

      ICE and USCIS issue new detain-and-inspect requirement for refugees after one year of admission

      Refugees USCISICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. February 17, 2026 2.0

      DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border-wall projects in Big Bend Sector, Texas

      Border DHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. February 13, 2026 2.0

      DHS terminates TPS for Yemen

      TPS USCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

    5. February 10, 2026 2.0

      Trump DOJ negotiates settlement requiring developer to earmark funds for immigration enforcement

      Interior DOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    6. February 6, 2026 2.0

      EOIR issues interim final rule streamlining BIA administrative appellate review

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIRDOJ Comment PeriodFinal/ActualIn Litigation 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

      Current Status

    2. January 29, 2026 2.0

      DHS modifies expedited removal forms to remove fear advisals and questions

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

      Current Status

    3. January 28, 2026 2.0

      ICE issues guidance on administrative warrants and warrantless arrests

      Enforcement ICE Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. January 21, 2026 2.0

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

      Interior ICECBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

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