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  1. October 2026

    1. October 1, 2026 2.0

      CBP eliminates routine use of admission stamps at primary processing

      Border CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. October 1, 2026 2.0

      ICE issues guidance banning vehicular pursuits and requiring training for vehicular stops

      InteriorEnforcement ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. September 2026

    1. September 30, 2026 2.0

      DOS settles with Yale Law clinic over FOIA policies and backlog

      Hearings and Adjudications DOS Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

    2. September 29, 2026 2.0

      CBP budget used for political, pro-Trump ads

      CBP Final/ActualIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. September 29, 2026 2.0

      HHS deploys in-house government attorneys to represent unaccompanied children in immigration court

      MinorsHearings and Adjudications HHS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

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    6. September 23, 2026 2.0

      USCIS adds policy guidance on controlled substance, trafficking, and money laundering grounds of inadmissibility

      Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    7. September 18, 2026 2.0

      State Department launches portal for members of the public to report suspected visa fraud

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    8. September 9, 2026 2.0

      Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador continues until further notice

      TPSEmployment Verification USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    9. September 4, 2026 2.0

      EOIR Acting Director establishes policy for processing judge transfer requests

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    10. 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. Current Status

    3. August 26, 2026 2.0

      DOS removes INA § 243(d) visa-issuance restriction on Cambodia

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    4. August 25, 2026 2.0

      CBP expands its enforcement jurisdiction to comply with EO 14165

      Enforcement CBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. August 21, 2026 2.0

      USCIS modifies evidence submission and appointment rescheduling policies for affirmative asylum applications

      Hearings and AdjudicationsAsylum, Withholding and CAT USCIS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    6. August 12, 2026 2.0

      SEVP Issues New Guidance Regarding Curricular Practical Training Authorization

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Student ICE Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    7. August 11, 2026 2.0

      DHS issues interim final rule allowing USCIS to require mandatory electronic filing

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCISDHS Comment PeriodFinal/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information CollectionRule

      Current Status

    8. August 10, 2026 2.0

      ICE plans to purchase electric-shock gloves for enforcement officers

      Enforcement ICE ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    9. August 7, 2026 2.0

      DHS increases biometric fees for large H-1B and L-1 employers

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

    10. 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

    11. August 6, 2026 2.0

      EO 14419: "Ending Birth Tourism"

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant Visas DOSDHS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    12. 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

    13. August 5, 2026 2.0

      DOS pilots public charge bond program for certain immigrant visa applicants

      Immigrant Visas USCISDOS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

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