2017-2020 Immigration Timeline

2017-2020 Immigration Timeline of major Immigration events following The presidency of Donald Trump which began at noon EST (17:00 UTC) on January 20, 2017.   January 25, 2017: January 25, 2017: Trump issues executive orders on sanctuary cities and border wall January 27, 2017: Trump issues executive order on refugee admission and immigration bans February,

2017-2020 Immigration Timeline of major Immigration events following The presidency of Donald Trump which began at noon EST (17:00 UTC) on January 20, 2017.

 

January 25, 2017: January 25, 2017: Trump issues executive orders on sanctuary cities and border wall

January 27, 2017: Trump issues executive order on refugee admission and immigration bans

February 2017: ICE conducts operations targeting criminals

February 20, 2017: DHS issues guidance on enforcement of immigration laws.PDF

March 6, 2017: Trump issues executive order temporarily suspending immigration from six countries

March 20, 2017: DHS issues first detainer report

April 18, 2017: Trump issues Buy American, Hire American executive order

May 18, 2017: ICE 2017 immigration-related arrests up nearly 38 percent over 2016 arrests.PDF

June 15, 2017: Trump administration rescinds Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) policy

July 11, 2017: DHS delays implementation of International Entrepreneur Rule

July 25, 2017: New Byrne criminal justice grant requirements for cities and states

August 2, 2017: Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act

September 18, 2017: U.S. State Department outlines new requirements for visa holders

September 24, 2017: Trump administration releases updated travel restrictions

September 27, 2017: Trump administration limits the number of refugees to be admitted to the U.S. to 45,000

October 24, 2017: Restrictions on refugee admissions expire; new guidelines in place

November 1, 2017: November 1, 2017: Trump calls on Congress to end Diversity Lottery after a terrorist attack

November 20, 2017: DHS announces end date for a program allowing Haitians to live and work in the U.S.

December 11, 2017: Trump calls for an end to chain migration after the terror attack

January 5, 2018: Trump administration sends a list of immigration priorities to lawmakers

January 8, 2018: DHS announces end date for a program allowing El Salvadorans to live and work in the U.S.

January 9, 2018: Judge rules that Trump administration must keep renewing DACA permits

January 16, 2018: U.S. Department of Justice appeals DACA ruling

January 24, 2018: Trump says he supports a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients

January 25, 2018: Trump administration releases initial framework for an immigration plan

February 15, 2018: Senate rejects four immigration reform proposals

February 26, 2018: SCOTUS denies Trump administration’s request to review DACA case

February 27, 2018: Federal judge rules administration did not improperly waive regulations for wall construction

March 6, 2018: DOJ files lawsuit against California’s immigration laws

March 13, 2018: Trump visits border wall prototypes in California

March 20, 2018: Trump claims sanctuary cities harbor criminals

March 28, 2018: Trump shares photos of construction on U.S.-Mexico border

April 2, 2018: Justice Department announces quotas for immigration judges

April 4, 2018: Trump signs memorandum to deploy troops to U.S.-Mexico border

April 24, 2018: Judge rules Trump administration must continue accepting new DACA applications

May 1, 2018: Texas and six other states file lawsuit to end DACA

May 7, 2018: Trump administration announces it will prosecute parents who cross the border with their children

June 11, 2018: Sessions says individuals who are victims of private crime not eligible for asylum

October 26, 2018: Trump administration to send troops to U.S.-Mexico border

October 30, 2018: Trump proposes ending birthright citizenship

November 8, 2018: Ninth Circuit Court rules Trump administration cannot end DACA

November 9, 2018: Trump issues a presidential proclamation on asylum

December 20, 2018: DHS announces some migrants will be sent back to Mexico to await immigration proceedings

December 21, 2018: Trump pledges government shutdown unless border wall funding secured

January 8, 2019: Trump makes case for border barrier in televised address; Democratic leadership rejects request

January 19, 2019: Trump releases plan to secure the border and end partial shutdown

February 3, 2019: Trump administration announces more troops headed to the southern border

February 15, 2019: Trump signs bill to fund parts of the government and border barrier; declares state of emergency

February 21, 2020: SCOTUS allows public charge rule to take effect

June 18, 2020: SCOTUS rules DHS did not properly follow APA when seeking to end DACA.pdf

 

 

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