These Topline Immigration Policy updates (TIPs) are brief policy summaries published by CLINIC to keep our Affiliate network informed about federal immigration law and policy changes. They are accurate at the time of publication, but as policy is constantly changing, please take care when referencing these documents in your legal practice. If you would like to subscribe via email to receive these updates, please click here.

2025

October

• Matter of J-H-M-H-, 29 I&N Dec. 278 (BIA 2025), Castañon Nava v. DHS Settlement Extension, and Practice Pointer: USCIS Transition to Electronic Payments - 10/14 Edition
• Updates on DHS Policies toward UCs, TPS Venezuela, DACA, USCIS AAF Portal, Non-Minister Religious Worker Sunset Provision & Field Alerts! - 10/07 Edition

September

• Updates to Palestinian Affirmative Asylum, EOIR Payment Portal, DOS Designation of Barrio 18, EOIR PM, USCIS PM and Alert, BIA Decisions - 09/30 Edition
• Updates to Naturalization Civics Test, Termination of TPS for Syria, EOIR Policy Memos, and Litigation Developments - 09/22 Edition
• Updates to Noem v. Perdomo, EOIR PM, BIA Cases, and DOS Nonimmigrant Visas - 09/15 Edition
• Urgent Update on TPS for Venezuela - 09/12 Edition
• Updates on TPS, BIA Decision on Bond, USCIS Adding Special Agents, and Policy Memo on Public Charge Determinations - 09/08 Edition
• Asylum Updates - AG Decisions Re: Family and Gender-Based Particular Social Groups - 09/03 Edition
• Litigation Updates, Updates to USCIS Policy Manual, Proposed N-648 Updates, New Executive Order, Proposed Rules, DOS Update, and More! - 09/02 Edition

August

• Updates to USCIS Policy Manual, Litigation Updates, EOIR Policy Memos, and New BIA Case - 08/25 Edition
• Litigation Update: Court Allows Termination of TPS for Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua - 08/21 Edition
• USCIS Memo on Good Moral Character for Naturalization Applicants, New EOIR Memo on AI Use, Registration Litigation Update, and More! - 08/18 Edition
• Updates to USCIS Policy Manual | New Proposed Rule From DOS | Birthright Citizenship Litigation Update, and More! - 08/11 Edition
• USCIS Policy Manual Updates, Changes to Direct Filing Address, Litigation Update Re: Expedited Removal, TPS Update, and USCIS Fee Update - 08/04 Edition

July

• New Immigration Fees Published Today - 07/22 Edition
• BIA Issues Gender-Based Particular Social Group Decision, Limiting Protections for Asylum-Seekers | EOIR Issues New Memo on New Fees - 07/21 Edition
• ICE Issues Directive Regarding Detention and Removal of Parents and Legal Guardians of Minor Children and New Immigration Benefits Fees - 07/14 Edition
• TPS Terminations - Honduras and Nicaragua - 07/09 Edition
• TPS Haiti Updates and New EOIR Policy Memo - 07/07 Edition

June

• Supreme Court Decision on Birthright Citizenship, USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Validity of Refugee and Asylee Marriages, and More! - 06/30 Edition
• DHS Issues Notices of Termination for the CHNV Parole Program, USCIS Issues Policy Guidance Regarding Form N-648, and more! - 06/16 Edition
• Travel Ban | TPS Terminations | Enforcement - 06/09 Edition
• State Department Pauses Student Visa Interviews, CHNV Parole Program Update, Ombudsman Offices Update - 06/02 Edition

May

• Supreme Court Allows Cancellation of TPS Venezuela, BIA Setting Deadlines Without Briefing Schedule, and More - 05/19 Edition
• Termination of TPS Designation for Afghanistan - 05/14 Edition
• DHS Begins Campaign to Pressure Noncitizens to Depart the U.S. | EOIR Policy Memo Update | Romania Rescinded From the Visa Waiver Program - 05/12 Edition
• Temporary Protected Status for South Sudan Extended - 05/06 Edition
• USCIS Updates Forms | Administration Designates Certain Haitian Groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations - 05/05 Edition

April

• Litigation Update - Closure of CIS Ombudsman, OIDO, and CRCL Offices - 04/28 Edition
• Trump Administration Designates Some Living Immigrants as “Dead” for Social Security Purposes, Termination of CHNV Paused, and More - 04/21 Edition
• Parole for CBP One Users Revoked, EOIR Memo on Pretermission of Asylum Applications, End of TPS for Cameroon and Afghanistan, and More - 04/14 Edition
• USCIS Policy Update on Recognizing Two Sexes; EADs for Hong Kong DED Recipients - 04/07 Edition
• Federal Judge Blocks Termination of TPS for Venezuela - 04/02 Edition
• Unaccompanied Minors Program Litigation, Changes to Asylum Procedures Manual, and More - 04/01 Edition

March

• DHS Terminates Parole Programs for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans | DHS Extends Finding of “Mass Influx” of Immigrants - 03/25 Edition
• New Edition of Form I-730, CBP Notice About VSRE, EOIR Updates, Ombudsman Offices Close, and Presidential Memo Regarding Attorney Conduct - 03/24 Edition
• Updates From DHS, EOIR, ORR and More! - 03/17 Edition
• USCIS Policy Regarding Notice to Appear  and USCIS Updates Forms - 03/10 Edition
• USCIS Updates - New Edition of Form N-400 and Others (No Grace Period) - 03/05 Edition
• New Edition of Forms I-918, I-485, and I-192 (No Grace Period) - 03/04 Edition
• DHS Requiring Registration of Immigrants, Updated Procedures for UC Asylum Seekers, New I-914 Form, English Official Language of U.S., and More - 03/03 Edition

February

• TPS Haiti Partially Vacated, DHS Designates Groups as Terrorist Orgs, Updates on Benefits for Afghans, Birthright Citizenship Updates, and More - 02/24 Edition
• ORR Updates Procedures for Sponsors of Unaccompanied Children and USCIS Pauses Adjudication for Certain Applicants - 02/20 Edition
• EOIR Changes and Updates - 30 Day Filing Deadline and Updates on Birthright Citizenship - 02/18 Edition
• Visa Bulletin Retrogression for March 2025 Affecting SIJs and Religious Workers - 02/13 Edition
• EOIR Changes and Updates, TPS Venezuela Terminated, and Federal Judges Issue Nationwide Preliminary Injunction on Birthright Citizenship EO - 02/10 Edition
• Termination of 2023 TPS Designation for Venezuela - 02/05 Edition
• TPS Venezuela Vacatur, Laken Riley Act Signed by President, USCIS Pauses Acceptance of Form I-134A, and EOIR Changes and Updates - 02/03 Edition

January

• Expansion of Expedited Removal and Enforcement Discretion for Parolees and DHS Issues Directive Expanding Law Enforcement - 01/27 Edition
• Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship Halted by Federal Judge and Laken Riley Act Passes in Congress - 01/24 Edition
• Remain in Mexico, Protected Areas, Expedited Removal, DACA, and More - 01/22 Edition
• Summary of Recent Immigration Executive Orders - 01/21 Edition

These Topline Immigration Policy updates (TIPs) are brief policy summaries published by CLINIC to keep our Affiliate network informed about federal immigration law and policy changes. They are accurate at the time of publication, but as policy is constantly changing, please take care when referencing these documents in your legal practice. If you would like to subscribe via email to receive these updates, please click here.