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  1. March 2025

    1. March 13, 2025 2.0

      FEMA withholds Shelter and Services Program payments to migrant shelters pending review

      Interior FEMA Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. March 12, 2025 2.0

      HHS stops placement of unaccompanied minors in Southwest Key shelters

      Detention DOJHHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. March 8, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS asks USCIS employees to volunteer for ICE operations

      EnforcementInterior USCISDHSICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. March 7, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE plans to revive family detention at Karnes and Dilley facilities

      Detention ICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 28, 2025 2.0

      Reported: CBP is holding families in tent facilities for extended periods

      BorderMinorsDetention CBP Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. February 21, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration plans to build immigration-detention facilities on military sites across U.S.

      Detention DODICE ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. February 19, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS will use polygraphs after ICE raid location leaks

      Enforcement DHS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    4. Current Status

    5. February 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Chief of DOJ's Immigrant Employee Rights Division Replaced

      Workplace EnforcementLabor IERDOJ Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. Current Status

    7. February 14, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE granted access to Office of Refugee Resettlement unaccompanied minors database

      MinorsBorder ORRHHSDHSICECBP Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    8. February 14, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS fires nearly 50 USCIS employees

      DHSUSCISOther ReportedIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    9. February 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS asks Treasury to deputize IRS criminal investigators to assist in immigration enforcement.

      EnforcementInterior DHSOther Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    10. February 7, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE utilizing federal prisons for immigration detention

      DetentionEnforcement ICEDOJ Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    11. February 6, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE Limits Release of Immigrant Detainees, Requiring Sign-off by ICE Director

      Detention ICE Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    12. Current Status

    13. February 1, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE aims to lower detention standards to increase the use of state and local jails

      DetentionInterior ICEState & Local Entities Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    14. February 1, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE deports U.S. citizen minors without following prior processes

      CitizenshipInterior ICEDHS ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 28, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Immigration officers instructed to wear clothing that clearly depicts their agency for media coverage

      EnforcementInteriorBorder DHS Reported Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. January 27, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues "Unaccompanied Alien Children Joint Initiative Field Implementation" memo

      MinorsEnforcement ORRICEHHS Reported Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. January 26, 2025 2.0

      Report: POTUS orders visa sanctions and travel ban on certain Colombian nationals

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency DirectivePresidential Orders

      Current Status

    4. January 26, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration officials direct ICE to increase arrests to meet daily quotas

      InteriorEnforcement ICE ReportedIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. January 24, 2025 2.0

      State Department orders resettlement agencies to stop funded work supporting refugees currently in the U.S.

      RefugeesHumanitarian DOS ReportedIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      Current Status

    6. January 23, 2025 2.0

      Report: DOS shuts down "Safe Mobility Initiative" offices in Latin America

      HumanitarianNon-Immigrant Visas DOSUSCIS Reported Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

    7. January 23, 2025 2.0

      ICE resumes worksite raids

      Workplace EnforcementInterior ICE ReportedIn Litigation Change in Practice

      Current Status