U.S. Department
of Justice
Federal Register Notices 2025
January 2025
| Date | Title |
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| January 31, 2025 | Designation of Ansar Allah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization |
| January 30, 2025 | Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program |
| January 30, 2025 | Securing Our Borders |
| January 30, 2025 | Protecting the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats |
| January 29, 2025 | Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists |
| January 29, 2025 | Protecting the American People Against Invasion |
| January 29, 2025 | Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion |
| January 24, 2025 | This Notice rescinds the March 21, 2022 Notice, Rescission of the Notice of July 23, 2019, Designation for Expedited Removal. This Notice also restores the scope of expedited removal to the fullest extent authorized by Congress. DATES: This designation is effective on 6:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday January 21, 2025. |
| January 17, 2025 | Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity |
| January 17, 2025 | Extending and Expanding Eligibility for Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Hong Kong Residents |
| January 17, 2025 | Taking Additional Steps With Respect to the Situation in Syria |
| January 17, 2025 | On January 31, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees charged by USCIS, add fee exemptions, and make changes to certain other immigration benefit request requirements. The rule took effect on April 1, 2024. In this notice, we are correcting a technical error made in that rule. DATES: This correcting amendment is effective January 17, 2025. |
| January 17, 2025 | Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the 2023 designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, beginning on April 3, 2025, and ending on October 2, 2026. Existing TPS beneficiaries who wish to extend their status through October 2, 2026, must re-register during the re-registration period described in this notice. DATES: Extension of the 2023 Designation of Venezuela for TPS begins on April 3, 2025, and will remain in effect for 18 months |
| January 17, 2025 | Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, beginning on April 20, 2025, and ending on October 19, 2026. Existing TPS beneficiaries who wish to extend their status through October 19, 2026, must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period described in this notice. DATES: Extension of Designation of Sudan for TPS begins on April 20, 2025, and will remain in effect for 18 months. |
| January 17, 2025 | Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security is extending the designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, beginning on March 10, 2025, and ending on September 9, 2026. This extension allows eligible TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS though September 9, 2026, so long as they otherwise continue to meet eligibility requirements for TPS. DATES: Extension of Designation of El Salvador for TPS begins on March 10, 2025, and will remain in effect for 18 months. |
| January 17, 2025 | Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, beginning on April 20, 2025, and ending on October 19, 2026. Existing TPS beneficiaries who wish to extend their status through October 19, 2026, must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period described in this notice. DATES: Extension of Designation of Ukraine for TPS begins on April 20, 2025, and will remain in effect for 18 months. |
| January 16, 2025 | On May 12, 2006, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) published an interim final rule titled ‘‘Eligibility of Arriving Aliens in Removal Proceedings To Apply for Adjustment of Status and Jurisdiction To Adjudicate Applications for Adjustment of Status’’ The rule amended DHS and DOJ regulations governing applications for adjustment of status filed by paroled ‘‘arriving aliens’’ seeking to become lawful permanent residents and removed certain provisions. In that rule, DHS removed a paragraph from its regulations and redesignated the paragraph that followed to close the gap. DHS inadvertently failed to make a conforming amendment to a related regulatory provision to reflect the redesignation. This document describes the oversight and corrects the CFR. This action makes no substantive changes. DATES: Effective on January 16, 2025. |
| January 14, 2025 | This document corrects the August 23, 2024 correction to the final rule that published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2024. The final rule amended DHS regulations governing the requirements and procedures for victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons seeking T nonimmigrant status. This document will replace language unintentionally removed as a result of the prior correction. DATES: Effective January 14, 2025. |
| January 6, 2025 | On August 8, 2023, DHS issued an interim final rule which amended the regulations to authorize ICE to serve bond-related notices to obligors electronically. The rule allowed DHS to electronically serve demand and other immigration bond notices for delivery, order of supervision, or voluntary departure bonds to obligors who consent to electronic service. DHS is now issuing this final rule that introduces no substantive changes from the interim final rule. DATES: The effective date of this final rule is January 6, 2025. |
February 2025
| Date | Title |
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| February 24, 2025 | Partial Vacatur of 2024 Temporary Protected Status Decision for Haiti |
| February 12, 2025 | Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court |
| February 5, 2025 | On October 3, 2023, Venezuela was newly designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) based on the determination that there were extraordinary and temporary conditions in that country that prevented the safe return of Venezuelan nationals, and that permitting such Venezuelan nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is not contrary to the U.S. national interest. The 2023 designation of Venezuela for TPS is set to expire on April 2, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and considering whether permitting Venezuelan nationals covered by the 2023 designation is contrary to the national interest of the United States, in consultation with the appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that Venezuela no longer continues to meet the conditions for the 2023 designation. In particular, the Secretary has determined it is contrary to the national interest to permit the covered Venezuelan nationals to remain temporarily in the United States. The Secretary therefore is terminating the 2023 TPS designation of Venezuela. This termination is effective April 7, 2025. After April 7, 2025, nationals of Venezuela (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Venezuela) who have been granted TPS under the 2023 Venezuela designation will no longer have TPS. This termination determination does not apply to the 2021 designation of Venezuela for TPS, which remains in effect until September 10, 2025, or to individuals who are registered for TPS under the 2021 designation. DATES: The October 3, 2023 designation of Venezuela for TPS is terminated effective at 11:59 p.m., local time, on April 7, 2025. |
| February 4, 2025 | The United States Sentencing Commission is considering promulgating amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth the proposed amendments and, for each proposed amendment, a synopsis of the issues addressed by that proposed amendment. This notice also sets forth several issues for comment, some of which are set forth together with the proposed amendments, and one of which (regarding retroactive application of proposed amendments) is set forth in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. |
| February 3. 2025 | Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) has decided to vacate the January 10, 2025, decision of former Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas regarding TPS for Venezuela. Former Secretary Mayorkas extended the 2023 designation of Venezuela for TPS for 18 months, allowed a consolidation of filing processes such that all eligible Venezuela TPS beneficiaries (whether under the 2021 or 2023 designations) may obtain TPS through the same extension date of October 2, 2026, and extended certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). All of this also had the effect of extending the 2021 designation. This notice vacates Mayorkas’ notice immediately. DATES: The vacatur is effective immediately. |
March 2025
| Date | Title |
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| March 25, 2025 | The Department of Homeland Security (‘‘DHS’’) is terminating the categorical parole programs for inadmissible aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela and their immediate family members (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘CHNV parole programs’’) that DHS announced in 2022 and 2023. This Federal Register notice is intended to provide context and guidance to the public regarding the termination of the CHNV parole programs and related employment authorization. DATES: DHS is terminating the CHNV parole programs as of March 25, 2025. The temporary parole period of aliens in the United States under the CHNV parole programs and whose parole has not already expired by April 24, 2025 will terminate on that date unless the Secretary makes an individual determination to the contrary. Parolees without a lawful basis to remain in the United States following this termination of the CHNV parole programs must depart the United States before their parole termination date. |
| March 19, 2025 | This notice announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will conduct a Voluntary Self-Reported Exit (VSRE) Pilot to collect facial images from certain aliens, specifically aliens subject to Form I–94 (Arrival/Departure Record) requirements, exiting the United States from any location. CBP will conduct the VSRE Pilot to determine the effectiveness of this technology as part of CBP’s initiatives to create a comprehensive biometrics entry-exit system, as well as to further automate the I–94 process for these aliens. This notice describes the purpose of the pilot, pilot procedures, how CBP will use the collected data, eligible participants, duration of the pilot, how CBP will analyze the results, and privacy considerations. DATES: This voluntary pilot will begin on March 19, 2025 and will run for two years. Any extensions of this pilot program will be announced by a notice published in the Federal Register. |
| March 12, 2025 | This IFR amends DHS regulations to designate a new registration form for aliens to comply with statutory alien registration and fingerprinting provisions. Aliens who are subject to alien registration requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (‘‘INA’’) who have not yet registered may use this registration form to satisfy their statutory obligations. This IFR also amends DHS regulations to designate additional documentation that may serve as evidence of alien registration. DATES: Effective date: This IFR is effective April 11, 2025. Registration: Aliens may register using the revised form G–325R, Biographic Information (Registration) immediately. IFR comment period: Comments on the rule must be received by April 11, 2025. |
| March 5, 2025 | Based upon a review of the Administrative Record assembled in this matter, and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I have concluded that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the relevant circumstances described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter ‘‘INA’’) (8 U.S.C. § 1189), exist with respect to Ansarallah (also known as Ansar Allah, Ansarullah, Partisans of God, Supporters of God, and Houthi group). Therefore, I hereby designate the aforementioned organization and its respective aliases as a Foreign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 219 of the INA. This determination shall be published in the Federal Register. The designation goes into effect upon publication. Dated: February 19, 2025. |
| March 3, 2025 | Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative |
April 2025
| Date | Title |
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| April 17, 2025 | Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A–108, notice is hereby given that the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), proposes to modify a system of records notice titled Roster of Organizations and their Accredited Representatives Recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals, JUSTICE/BIA–002. In 2016, EOIR issued a final rule amending the regulations governing the requirements and procedures for the recognition of organizations and the accreditation of those organizations’ representatives to represent persons in proceedings before EOIR and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Those regulatory amendments transferred the administration of the Recognition and Accreditation (R&A) Program within EOIR from the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) to the Office of Legal Access Programs (OLAP). In 2019, the R&A Program was transferred by regulation to the Office of Policy (OP), the part of EOIR that oversees OLAP. EOIR proposes to modify JUSTICE/BIA– 002 and to change the system number to JUSTICE/EOIR–004 to reflect the transfer of the R&A Program to OP. The last publication of the complete system of records notice was in 1980, prior to the issuance of OMB A–108. As such, EOIR is re-publishing the System of Records Notice for this system, in full. Additionally, the agency’s Access EOIR initiative gave rise to the modernization of the Recognition and Accreditation Program application process through the development of the Recognition and Accreditation Access (RAA) system allowing prospective applicants to apply online for recognition or accreditation and online account management of an approved organization. Modified JUSTICE/EOIR– 004 captures this modernization effort. DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11), this notice is applicable upon publication, subject to a 30-day period in which to comment on the routine uses, described below. Therefore, please submit any comments by May 19, 2025. |
| April 14, 2025 | This interim final rule (‘‘IFR’’) amends the Department of Justice (‘‘Department’’) regulations relating to the organization of the Board of Immigration Appeals (‘‘Board’’ or ‘‘BIA’’) by reducing the Board to 15 members. DATES: Effective date: This IFR is effective April 14, 2025. Comments: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 14, 2025. Comments postmarked on or before that date will be considered timely. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept comments until midnight Eastern Time on that date. |
| April 8, 2025 | The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in the state of California. DATES: This determination takes effect on April 8, 2025. |
| April 4, 2025 | On January 15, 2025, former President Joseph Biden issued a memorandum to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) determining it was in the foreign policy interest of the United States to expand and extend the deferral of removal of certain Hong Kong residents present in the United States through February 5, 2027, and to provide them with employment authorization documentation. This notice provides information about Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for eligible Hong Kong residents and how eligible individuals may apply for DED-based Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with USCIS, as well as for travel authorization. DATES: DED and employment authorization for aliens covered by DED for Hong Kong residents is effective January 15, 2025, through February 5, 2027. |
| April 4, 2025 | For the period beginning April 1, 2025, and ending on June 30, 2025, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration Bond interest rate is 3 per centum per annum. DATES: Rates are applicable April 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025. |
| April 2, 2025 | The Department of State issued a public notice, pursuant to law, certifying that El Salvador is (1) combating corruption and impunity; (2) implementing reforms, policies, and programs that strengthen the rule of law; (3) protecting the rights of human rights defenders, trade unionists, journalists, civil society groups, opposition political parties, and the independence of the media; (4) providing effective and accountable law enforcement and security for its citizens; (5) implementing programs to reduce violence against women and girls; (6) implementing policies to reduce poverty and promote economic growth and opportunity; (7) cooperating with the U.S. to counter drug trafficking, human trafficking, and smuggling; (8) cooperating with the U.S. and regional governments to facilitate the return, repatriation, and reintegration of migrants; (9) taking demonstrable actions to secure national borders and stem mass migration; and (10) implementing policies that improve the environment for businesses to operate and invest. DATED: March 25, 2025 |
| April 2, 2025 | The Department of State issued a public notice, pursuant to law, certifying that Guatemala is (1) combating corruption and impunity; (2) implementing reforms, policies, and programs that strengthen the rule of law; (3) protecting the rights of human rights defenders, trade unionists, journalists, civil society groups, opposition political parties, and the independence of the media; (4) providing effective and accountable law enforcement and security for its citizens; (5) implementing programs to reduce violence against women and girls; (6) implementing policies to reduce poverty and promote economic growth and opportunity; (7) cooperating with the U.S. to counter drug trafficking, human trafficking, and smuggling; (8) cooperating with the U.S. and regional governments to facilitate the return, repatriation, and reintegration of migrants; (9) taking demonstrable actions to secure national borders and stem mass migration; and (10) implementing policies that improve the environment for businesses to operate and invest. DATED: March 25, 2025 |
May 2025
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| May 9, 2025 | The United States Sentencing Commission hereby gives notice that the Commission has promulgated amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary; and the Commission requests comment regarding whether it should include in the Guidelines Manual as changes that may be applied retroactively to previously sentenced defendants any or all of the following amendments: Parts A and B of Amendment 1; and Subparts 1 and 2 of Part A of Amendment 2. This notice sets forth the text of the amendments and the reason for each amendment, and the request for comment regarding possible retroactive application of the amendments listed above. DATES: Effective Date of Amendments. The Commission has specified an effective date of November 1, 2025, for the amendments set forth in this notice. Written Public Comment. Written public comment regarding possible retroactive application of Parts A and B of Amendment 1, and Subparts 1 and 2 of Part A of Amendment 2, should be received by the Commission not later than June 2, 2025. Any public comment received after the close of the comment period may not be considered. |
| May 6, 2025 | The designation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which was set to expire on May 3, 2025, is automatically extended to November 3, 2025. Under the TPS statute, if the Secretary does not determine whether a foreign state continues to meet the conditions for designation for TPS at least 60 days before the current expiration of the country’s TPS designation, the period of designation is automatically extended for six months. The Secretary was unable to make an informed determination on South Sudan’s designation by the March 4, 2025 statutory deadline due to the lack of an updated analysis of current country conditions in South Sudan. Accordingly, the TPS designation of South Sudan is automatically extended for six months, from May 4, 2025, through November 3, 2025. DATES: The six-month extension of South Sudan for TPS is effective May 4, 2025, and will remain in effect through November 3, 2025. |
| May 5, 2025 | Based upon a review of the Administrative Records assembled in this matter, and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I have concluded that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the relevant circumstances described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter ‘‘INA’’) (8 U.S.C. 1189), exist with respect to: Viv Ansanm (also known as Living Together, G–9, G9 Family and Allies, G9 Fanmi e Alye, The Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies, Fo` s Revolisyone´ G9 an Fanmi e Alye, G-Pe`p, G-People); and Gran Grif (also known as Gran Grif gang, Gran Grif de Savien, Savien gang, Baz Gran Grif). Therefore, I hereby designate the aforementioned organizations and their respective aliases as Foreign Terrorist Organizations pursuant to section 219 of the INA. This determination shall be published in the Federal Register. The designations go into effect upon publication. Dated: April 22, 2025. |
June 2025
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| June 27, 2025 | This interim final rule (‘‘IFR’’) amends existing DHS and DOJ regulations. It provides exclusive DHS procedures for the issuance of civil monetary penalties under the Immigration and Nationality Act for aliens who fail to depart voluntarily during the voluntary departure period, willfully fail or refuse to depart after a final removal order and certain other proscribed activities, or are apprehended while improperly entering or attempting to enter the United States. The IFR also transfers the appeals process for these penalties from DOJ’s Board of Immigration Appeals to DHS. DATES: Effective date: This final rule is effective on June 27, 2025. |
| June 18, 2025 | The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in the state of Texas. DATES: This determination takes effect on June 18, 2025. |
| June 6, 2025 | Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the designation of Nepal for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The designation of Nepal is set to expire on June 24, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary has determined that Nepal no longer continues to meet the conditions for its designation for TPS. The Secretary therefore is terminating the TPS designation of Nepal as required by statute. This termination is effective August 5, 2025. After August 5, 2025, nationals of Nepal (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Nepal) who have been granted TPS under Nepal’s designation will no longer have TPS. DATES: The designation of Nepal for TPS is terminated effective at 11:59 p.m., local time, on August 5, 2025. |
| June 5, 2025 | The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in the state of Arizona. DATES: This determination takes effect on June 5, 2025. |
| June 4, 2025 | The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until August 4, 2025 |
| June 4, 2025 | Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the designation of Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The designation of Cameroon is set to expire on June 7, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Cameroon no longer continues to meet the conditions for the designation for TPS, and termination of the TPS designation of Cameroon is required by statute. This termination is effective August 4, 2025. After August 4, 2025, nationals of Cameroon (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Cameroon) who have been granted TPS under Cameroon’s designation will no longer have TPS. DATES: The designation of Cameroon for TPS is terminated, effective at 11:59 p.m., local time, on August 4, 2025. |
| June 3, 2025 | The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in the state of New Mexico. DATES: This determination takes effect on June 3, 2025. |
| June 3, 2025 | The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in the state of Arizona. DATES: This determination takes effect on June 3, 2025. |
July 2025
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| July 31, 2025 | The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (DOL or Department) is issuing this notice to announce that it is temporarily suspending the collection of H–2A labor certification fees. Implementing a temporary suspension period will allow ETA’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) to move toward accepting electronic fees, as directed in President Trump’s Executive Order 14247, Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account (E.O. 14247). OFLC will be transitioning from collecting fees submitted in paper format (e.g., checks) to implementing a process to receive fee remittances electronically. The temporary suspension of H–2A certification fees will begin on September 2, 2025. During the temporary suspension period, OFLC will not issue invoices for certification fees for H–2A Applications for Temporary Certifications that are certified, and will not seek retroactive payment of fees for those certifications. Any employer that is issued an H–2A certification fee invoice prior to the effective date of the temporary suspension of collections must pay the invoice by the due date. OFLC will announce the end of the temporary suspension of H–2A certification fees via a Federal Register notice. DATES: The H–2A temporary labor certification fee suspension period is effective as of September 2, 2025 and will remain in place until further notice. The Department will resume collecting these fees once it transitions to collecting fees electronically. The end of the suspension period will be announced via a Federal Register notice. |
| July 23, 2025 | The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) at the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a document in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025, at 90 FR 28815, requesting comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning a proposed collection of information. This document proposes one additional change to the information collection instrument, and EOIR will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: The comment period closing date for the proposed information collection published July 1, 2025, at 90 FR 28815, remains September 2, 2025. |
| July 22, 2025 | U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is announcing a series of fees to be collected by USCIS. Recently enacted legislation that provided for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of House Concurrent Resolution 14, titled HR–1, establishes specific fees for various immigration-related forms, benefits, statuses, petitions, applications, and requests administered by multiple government agencies. This notice announces the new fees that are administered by USCIS, a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to whom those fees apply, when the new fees take effect, instructions on their payment, when and if the fees may be waived, and consequences of the failure to pay. This notice is intended to provide the information needed for the public to comply with the new law. DATES: Unless specified otherwise in this notice, the fees announced in this notice must be submitted for any immigration benefit requests postmarked on or after July 22, 2025. Any form postmarked on or after August 21, 2025 without the proper filing fee will be rejected. |
| July 18, 2025 | Based upon a review of the Administrative Record assembled pursuant to Section 219(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(4)(C)) (‘‘INA’’), and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I conclude that the circumstances that were the basis for the designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (and other aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization have not changed in such a manner as to warrant revocation of the designation and that the national security of the United States does not warrant a revocation of the designation. I have also concluded that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the following are additional aliases of the aforementioned organization (and other aliases): The Resistance Front; TRF; Kashmir Resistance Front; and Kashmir Resistance. Therefore, I hereby determine that the designation of the aforementioned organization, pursuant to Section 219 of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1189), shall be maintained. Additionally, pursuant to Section 219(b) of the INA, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1189(b)), I hereby amend the designation of the aforementioned organization (and other aliases) to include the following new aliases: The Resistance Front; TRF; Kashmir Resistance Front; Kashmir Resistance. This determination shall be published in the Federal Register. The amendment goes into effect upon publication. Dated: 07/02/2025. |
| July 18, 2025 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Title—Request by Organization for Accreditation or Renewal of Accreditation of Non-Attorney Representative (Form EOIR–31A) - The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until August 18, 2025. |
| July 18, 2025 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Non-Profit Religious, Charitable, Social Service, or Similar Organization (Form EOIR-31) - The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until August 18, 2025. |
| July 16, 2025 | This document contains an Order of the Attorney General issued pursuant to sections 401 and 411 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (‘‘PRWORA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’). This Order withdraws the Attorney General’s January 5, 2001, order issued pursuant to PRWORA. DATES: The effective date of this Order is August 15, 2025. |
| July 8, 2025 | In consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I hereby revoke the designation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (and other aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 219(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(6)(A)). This determination shall be published in the Federal Register. The revocation goes into effect upon publication. Dated: June 23, 2025 |
| July 8, 2025 | Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the designation of Nicaragua for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The designation of Nicaragua is set to expire on July 5, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Nicaragua no longer continues to meet the conditions for designation for TPS. The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the TPS designation of Nicaragua as required by statute. This termination is effective September 8, 2025. After September 8, 2025, nationals of Nicaragua (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Nicaragua) who have been granted TPS under Nicaragua’s designation will no longer have TPS. DATES: The designation of Nicaragua for TPS is terminated, effective at 11:59 p.m., local time, on September 8, 2025. |
| July 8, 2025 | Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the designation of Honduras for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The designation of Honduras is set to expire on July 5, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary has determined that conditions in Honduras no longer support its designation for TPS. The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the TPS designation of Honduras as required by statute. This termination is effective September 8, 2025. After September 8, 2025, nationals of Honduras (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Honduras) who have been granted TPS under Honduras’ designation will no longer have TPS. DATES: The designation of Honduras for TPS is terminated effective at 11:59 p.m., local time, on September 8, 2025 |
| July 3, 2025 | The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international border in the state of Texas. DATES: This determination takes effect on July 3, 2025. |
| July 3, 20325 | The Department of Justice is adjusting for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by components of the Department, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended, for penalties assessed after [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER] with respect to violations occurring after November 2, 2015. DATES: This rule is effective July 3, 2025. |
| July 1, 2025 | Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The designation of Haiti is set to expire on August 3, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Haiti no longer continues to meet the conditions for designation for TPS. The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the TPS designation of Haiti as required by statute. This termination is effective September 2, 2025. After September 2, 2025, nationals of Haiti (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) who have been granted TPS under Haiti’s designation will no longer have TPS. DATES: The designation of Haiti for TPS is terminated, effective at 11:59 p.m., local time, on September 2, 2025. |
August 2025
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| August 29, 2025 | In the Notice section of today’s Federal Register, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), has published a notice of a modified system of records, Adjudication and Appeal Records of the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge and Board of Immigration Appeals, JUSTICE/EOIR–001. This system of records has been exempted from the access and amendment provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, U.S.C. 552a(d), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1), and (k)(2). See 28 CFR 16.83. In this notice of proposed rulemaking, EOIR proposes to update 28 CFR 16.83 consistent with the system of records’ modifications to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act to protect properly classified information and law enforcement sensitive materials maintained in the system. For the reasons provided below, the Department proposes to update its Privacy Act regulations exempting records in this system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. Public comment is invited. DATES: Comments must be received by September 29, 2025. |
| August 28, 2025 | This final rule aligns the regulatory requirements for candidates for Temporary Immigration Judge (‘‘TIJ’’) appointments to mirror the regulatory requirements for permanent Immigration Judge (‘‘IJ’’) appointments, thus allowing the Attorney General and Director of EOIR to select TIJs from a larger pool of well-qualified candidates. Additionally, the Department of Justice (‘‘the Department’’ or ‘‘DOJ’’) is making various technical and non-substantive changes to its regulations. DATES: This rule is effective August 28, 2025. |
| August 26, 2025 | The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in the state of Texas. DATES: This determination takes effect on August 26, 2025. |
| August 7, 2025 | The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until September 8, 2025. |
| August 7, 2025 | The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until September 8, 2025. |
| August 5, 2025 | The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until October 6, 2025 |
September 2025
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| September 23, 2025 | The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in the state of California. DATES: This determination takes effect on September 23, 2025. |
| September 11, 2025 | The Department of Justice (‘‘DOJ’’ or ‘‘the Department’’) is withdrawing 16 Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (‘‘NPRMs’’), Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (‘‘ANPRMs’’), and Supplemental Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (‘‘SNPRMs’’) as well as 38 other previously announced regulatory actions. The Department is withdrawing these actions as part of the Federal Government’s deregulatory initiative and because of ongoing assessments of agency needs, priorities, and objectives. DATES: As of September 11, 2025, the NPRMs, ANPRMs, SNPRMs, and other previously announced rulemakings listed below in Table 1 and Table 2 are withdrawn |
| September 9, 2025 | The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025, allowing a 60-day comment period. A correction to this notice was published in the Federal Register on July 23, 2025, and did not affect the 60-day comment period closing date. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until October 9, 2025. |
| September 9, 2025 | The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on July 2, 2025, allowing a 60-day comment period. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until October 9, 2025. |
| September 5, 2025 | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to codify certain law enforcement authorities delegated by the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and subsequently redelegated to particular officers or employees of USCIS. These authorities allow particular USCIS personnel to investigate and enforce civil and criminal violations of the immigration laws within the jurisdiction of USCIS. These authorities include, but are not limited to, the issuance and execution of warrants, the arrest of individuals, and carrying of firearms. DATES: This final rule is effective on October 6, 2025. |
October 2025
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| October 30, 2025 | This IFR amends DHS regulations to end the practice of automatically extending the validity of employment authorization documents (Forms I–766 or EADs) for aliens who have timely filed an application to renew their EAD in certain employment authorization categories. The purpose of this change is to prioritize the proper vetting and screening of aliens before granting a new period of employment authorization and/or a new EAD. This IFR does not impact the validity of EADs that were automatically extended prior to October 30, 2025 or which are otherwise automatically extended by law or Federal Register notice. DATES: This IFR is effective on October 30, 2025. Comments must be received on or before December 1, 2025. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept comments prior to midnight Eastern time at the end of that day. |
| October 27, 2025 | This final rule amends Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations to provide that DHS may require all aliens to be photographed when entering or exiting the United States and may require non-exempt aliens to provide other biometrics. The final rule also amends the regulations to remove the references to pilot programs and the port limitation to permit collection of biometrics from aliens departing from airports, land ports, seaports, or any other authorized point of departure. In addition, DHS is requesting comments on the specific collection process as well as costs and benefits for new transportation modalities. DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective on December 26, 2025. Submission of public comments: Comments must be submitted on or before November 26, 2025. |
| October 23, 2025 | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to adjust Employment-Based Immigration, Fifth Preference (EB–5) immigration benefit request fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This rule also proposes to codify certain elements of the EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 and implement new statutory requirements. DHS intends for the rule to provide USCIS with the resources necessary to accomplish the goals of the EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 and enhance and maintain the integrity of the EB–5 program. DATES: Submission of Public Comments: Written comments must be submitted on this proposed rule on or before December 22, 2025. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept comments prior to midnight eastern time at the end of that day. |
| October 15, 2025 | The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international border in the state of Arizona. DATES: This determination takes effect on October 15, 2025. |
| October 8, 2025 | The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in the state of New Mexico. DATES: This determination takes effect on October 8, 2025. |
November 2025
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| November 21, 2025 | The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until December 22, 2025. |
| November 21, 2025 | U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is announcing inflationary adjustments to immigration-related fees administered by USCIS under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR–1) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. HR–1 mandates that USCIS adjust the HR–1 fees. This notice outlines the adjusted fees and their effective date. DATES: The fees announced in this notice are effective on or after January 1, 2026. Any immigration benefit request postmarked on or after January 1, 2026 without the proper filing fee will be rejected. |
| November 19, 2025 | DHS proposes to rescind the 2022 public charge ground of inadmissibility regulations. The 2022 regulations are not the best implementation of the statute, inconsistent with congressional intent, unduly restrictive, and hamper DHS’s ability to make accurate, precise, and reliable determinations of whether certain aliens are likely at any time to become a public charge. Rescission would restore broader discretion to evaluate all pertinent facts and align with long-standing policy that aliens in the United States should be self-reliant and government benefits should not incentivize immigration. DHS also proposes to address the breach and cancellation of public charge bonds. DATES: NPRM comment period: Written comments on the NPRM must be submitted on or before December 19, 2025. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept comments prior to midnight eastern time at the end of that day. Information collection comment period: Comments on the information collection described in the Paperwork Reduction Act section below must be received by January 20, 2026. |
| November 19, 2025 | The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in the state of Arizona. DATES: This determination takes effect on November 19, 2025. |
| November 19, 2025 | The Department of Homeland Security is publishing notice of the Secretary of Homeland Security’s ratification of a rule. DATES: The ratification was signed on October 29, 2025 and relates back to the original date of the action that it ratifies. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 29, 2025, the Secretary of Homeland Security ratified the approval and issuance of the final rule titled ‘‘Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review,’’ as well as the associated notice of proposed rulemaking. See 85 FR 80274 (Dec. 11, 2020); 85 FR 36264 (June 15, 2020). DHS is now publishing the ratification in the Federal Register out of an abundance of caution. Neither the ratification nor the publication is a statement that the ratified action would be invalid absent the ratification, whether published or otherwise. |
| November 3, 2025 | The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations governing biometrics use and collection. DHS proposes to require submission of biometrics by any individual, regardless of age, filing or associated with an immigration benefit request, other request, or collection of information, unless exempted; expand biometrics collection authority upon alien arrest; define ‘‘biometrics;’’ codify reuse requirements; codify and expand DNA testing, use and storage; establish an ‘‘extraordinary circumstances’’ standard to excuse a failure to appear at a biometric services appointment; modify how VAWA self-petitioners and T nonimmigrant status applicants demonstrate good moral character; and clarify biometrics collection purposes. DATES: Submission of Public Comments: Written comments on the proposed rule must be submitted on or before January 2, 2026. Comments on the information collection described in the Paperwork Reduction Act section of this proposed rule must be received on or before January 2, 2026. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept comments prior to midnight eastern time at the end of that day. |
December 2025
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