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UID:act-frl-2026-15190:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260728
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regu
 lations to permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to re
 fer certain affirmative asylum applications to the Department of Justice 
 (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) without interview. U
 SCIS still offers an interview prior to a grant or denial of asylum. DHS 
 is also removing the requirement that a letter communicating the basis fo
 r referral of asylum include an assessment of the alien's credibility.\nR
 ecord: https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-15190
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-15190
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UID:act-frl-2026-15726:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260803
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Visas: Visa Bond Program
DESCRIPTION:This rule finalizes the temporary final rule that went into ef
 fect on August 20\, 2025\, which launched a 12-month long Visa Bond Pilot
  Program (Pilot Program)\, and establishes a permanent visa bond program.
  An alien applying for a visa as a temporary visitor for business or plea
 sure (B-1/B-2) may be required to submit a bond ("visa bond") to ensure t
 hat the alien maintains his or her nonimmigrant status and departs as req
 uired. Consular officers may require covered nonimmigrant visa applicants
  to post a bond of up to $20\,000 as a condition of visa issuance\, as de
 termined by the consular officers.\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions
 /frl-2026-15726
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-15726
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UID:act-frl-2026-17146:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Inflation Adjustment for EOIR OBBBA Fees; Fiscal Yea
 r 2027
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Justice ("Department") is making inflationar
 y adjustments to immigration-related fees for filings with the Executive 
 Office for Immigration Review ("EOIR") as required by the One Big Beautif
 ul Bill Act for Fiscal Year ("FY") 2027.\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/a
 ctions/frl-2026-17146
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-17146
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:act-frl-2026-20956:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Removing 30-Day Refugee Termination Notice
DESCRIPTION:This interim final rule (IFR) amends Department of Homeland Se
 curity (DHS) regulations to expedite termination of refugee status when D
 HS determines an alien was not a refugee within the meaning of section 10
 1(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act at the time of admission 
 to the United States. The response period to a Notice of Intent to Termin
 ate (NOIT) is reduced from thirty to ten days. These changes aim to resto
 re integrity to the immigration system\, mitigate risks to national secur
 ity and public safety\, and prevent fraud and exploitation.\nRecord: http
 s://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20956
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20956
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UID:act-frl-2026-21024:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Cer
 tain Immigration-Related Violations
DESCRIPTION:On June 27\, 2025\, the Departments issued an interim final ru
 le ("IFR") to streamline assessment of civil penalties under the Immigrat
 ion and Nationality Act ("INA") for aliens who fail to depart during a vo
 luntary departure period\, willfully fail or refuse to depart after a fin
 al removal order and certain other proscribed activities\, or are apprehe
 nded while improperly entering or attempting to enter the United States. 
 This final rule addresses comments and finalizes the IFR with one change:
  it permits acceptance of a late-filed appeal based on documented mail de
 livery delays that ICE finds were beyond the alien's control.\nRecord: ht
 tps://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21024
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21024
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UID:act-frl-2026-20660:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109
SUMMARY:Comments close: Optional Practical Training Fees
DESCRIPTION:This rule proposes new fees for Optional Practical Training (O
 PT) to combat fraud\, strengthen the integrity of the immigration system\
 , and protect U.S. workers. The following fees would apply for each F-1 n
 onimmigrant student to engage in OPT through a Student and Exchange Visit
 or Program-certified institution: $70\,000 for initial OPT; and $30\,000 
 for any subsequent OPT.\nComment: http://www.regulations.gov/commenton/IC
 EB-2026-0100-0001\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20660
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20660
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UID:act-frl-2026-18631:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
SUMMARY:Comments close: Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to remove r
 egulations at 8 CFR 214.1(l)(2) to restore its previous and long- standin
 g policy of not providing aliens in certain nonimmigrant classifications 
 (and their dependents) with an up to 60-day grace period upon cessation o
 f employment prior to the expiration of the alien's authorized period of 
 stay. This proposal restores a direct relationship between an alien's non
 immigrant status and the specific employment or activity that formed the 
 basis of his or her admission or grant of status in the United States and
  reduces administrative burden.\nComment: http://www.regulations.gov/comm
 enton/USCIS-2026-0364-0001\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-202
 6-18631
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-18631
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UID:act-frl-2026-20956:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
SUMMARY:Comments close: Removing 30-Day Refugee Termination Notice
DESCRIPTION:This interim final rule (IFR) amends Department of Homeland Se
 curity (DHS) regulations to expedite termination of refugee status when D
 HS determines an alien was not a refugee within the meaning of section 10
 1(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act at the time of admission 
 to the United States. The response period to a Notice of Intent to Termin
 ate (NOIT) is reduced from thirty to ten days. These changes aim to resto
 re integrity to the immigration system\, mitigate risks to national secur
 ity and public safety\, and prevent fraud and exploitation.\nComment: htt
 p://www.regulations.gov/commenton/USCIS-2026-0397-0001\nRecord: https://c
 ivibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20956
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20956
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UID:act-frl-2026-20941:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
SUMMARY:Comments close: Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations o
 f Eligibility
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)\, U.S. Citizens
 hip and Immigration Services (USCIS)\, proposes to remove 8 CFR 214.1(c)(
 5)\, which generally provides that USCIS gives deference to a prior appro
 val involving the same facts when adjudicating a request to extend a peti
 tion for an alien's employment or stay. This change would better align DH
 S regulations with the statute\, which places the burden of proving eligi
 bility for all immigration benefits on the petitioner\, applicant\, or be
 neficiary; strengthen adjudicatory review; and support agency priorities 
 to improve the integrity of the immigration system and better protect the
  interests of U.S. workers.\nComment: http://www.regulations.gov/commento
 n/USCIS-2026-0529-0001\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20
 941
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20941
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UID:act-frl-2026-21063:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261116
SUMMARY:Comments close: Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation
DESCRIPTION:In the Notice section of today's Federal Register\, the Execut
 ive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)\, a component within the United 
 States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department)\, has published a notice
  of a new system of records titled "Fraud and Abuse Prevention Program Re
 cords" and numbered JUSTICE/EOIR-006. This system of records is exempt fr
 om U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (k)(2). EOIR propo
 ses to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Priva
 cy Act in order to protect law enforcement sensitive materials maintained
  in the system. For the reasons provided below\, the Department proposes 
 to amend its Privacy Act regulations by exempting records in this system 
 from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. Public comment is invited.\nC
 omment: http://www.regulations.gov/commenton/DOJ_FRDOC_0001-0336\nRecord:
  https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21063
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21063
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UID:act-frl-2026-21320:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Administrative Leave for Workforce Realignment and O
 ther Purposes
DESCRIPTION:The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final ru
 le to amend its regulations governing administrative leave for workforce 
 realignment and other purposes. This final rule more fully addresses the 
 appropriate uses of administrative leave\, including use in connection wi
 th deferred resignation programs and other workforce realignment initiati
 ves\, and for other purposes. The final rule also clarifies when an agenc
 y may provide administrative leave during a reduction-in-force notice per
 iod and accept or deny an employee's request to withdraw a resignation in
  the context of a deferred resignation program.\nRecord: https://civibrie
 f.com/actions/frl-2026-21320
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21320
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UID:act-frl-2026-20016:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130
SUMMARY:Takes effect: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment
 -Based Immigrant Visa\, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule
DESCRIPTION:This final rule adjusts the Employment-Based Immigration\, Fif
 th Preference (EB-5) immigration benefit request fees charged by U.S. Cit
 izenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). It also codifies provisions of
  the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022\, implements new statutory req
 uirements\, and addresses public comments received on the proposed fee ru
 le published on October 23\, 2025.\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions
 /frl-2026-20016
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20016
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UID:act-frl-2026-21658:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261222
SUMMARY:Comments close: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Electro
 nic Benefits Transfer Card Security Measures
DESCRIPTION:The Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA or the Agency)\, an
  agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA or the Department)\, 
 is issuing a rule proposing changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
 Program (SNAP\, the Program) regulations to modernize Electronic Benefit 
 Transfer (EBT) technology and align EBT with consumer payment processing 
 industry standards\, improving both Program integrity and convenience for
  SNAP clients. These proposed changes will protect SNAP benefits from thi
 eves and ensure benefits are accessible by approved households.\nComment:
  http://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FNA-2026-0496-0001\nRecord: https:/
 /civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21658
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21658
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UID:act-frl-2026-21706:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261027T031232Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270118
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Implementing the Guiding and Establishing National I
 nnovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act for the Issuance of Stablecoins by Ent
 ities Subject to the Jurisdiction of the Office of the Comptroller of the
  Currency
DESCRIPTION:The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is issuing
  regulations implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovatio
 n for U.S. Stablecoins Act regarding the issuance of payment stablecoins 
 and certain related activities by entities subject to the OCC's jurisdict
 ion.\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21706
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21706
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