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Federal rules on aliens: 100 since January 2024

76 final rules and 24 proposed rules since January 11, 2024, 51 of them marked significant. 3 are open for comment now. Most come from the Homeland Security Department (44), Executive Office for Immigration Review (12), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (10), State Department (6).

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Open for comment

DocumentAgencyTypeComments due
Optional Practical Training Fees
2026-20660
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleNov 9
Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period
2026-18631
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleNov 10
Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility
2026-20941
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleNov 13

Every document, newest first

DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Removal of Automatic Extensions for Certain Employment Authorization Documents
2026-20955
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleOct 14
Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility
2026-20941
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleOct 14
Optional Practical Training Fees
2026-20660
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleOct 8
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule
2026-20016 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleSep 30
Registration of Lawful Permanent Residence for Children Born to Foreign Government Employees in the United States; Correction
2026-18949
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleSep 16
Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period
2026-18631
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleSep 11
Registration of Lawful Permanent Residence for Children Born to Foreign Government Employees in the United States
2026-18345
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleSep 9
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement Revision
2026-16576 · significant
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinal ruleAug 14
Regulatory Changes Required by the Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022
2026-16319
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleAug 11
Adjudication of Civil Penalties Against International Marriage Brokers
2026-16290
Justice DepartmentFinal ruleAug 11
Visas: Visa Bond Program
2026-15726
State DepartmentFinal ruleAug 3
Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Family Assistance Programs
2026-15567
Children and Families AdministrationFinal ruleJul 31
Civil Money Penalty for Actions in Contempt of an Immigration Judge's Proper Exercise of Authority
2026-15458 · significant
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewProposed ruleJul 30
Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview
2026-15190
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJul 28
USCIS Immigration Fees and Related Procedures Required by H.R.1 Reconciliation Bill; Correction
2026-14698
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJul 21
Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
2026-14539
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJul 20
Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
2026-14439 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJul 17
EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022; Ensuring the Integrity of the EB-5 Program; Automatic Revocation of Petitions for Immigrant Classification
2026-13392 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleJul 2
Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration
2026-13057 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJun 29
Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule; Sponsor Assessment Update To Include Proof of Identity, Background Check, Placement, and Income Verification Standards
2026-12946
Children and Families AdministrationProposed ruleJun 26
EOIR Fees
2026-11692
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFinal ruleJun 11
Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens
2026-11285 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleJun 5
Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Family Assistance Programs
2026-10401
Children and Families AdministrationProposed ruleMay 26
Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, Chief Administrative Law Judge
2026-08484
Justice DepartmentFinal ruleApr 30
USCIS Immigration Fees and Related Procedures Required by H.R.1 Reconciliation Bill
2026-08333
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleApr 29
Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
2026-07959 · significant
Wage and Hour DivisionProposed ruleApr 23
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs
2026-07033
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkProposed ruleApr 10
Whistleblower Incentives and Protections
2026-06271
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkProposed ruleApr 1
Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer Electronic Filing
2026-04136 · significant
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFinal ruleMar 2
Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
2026-03962 · significant
Wage and Hour DivisionProposed ruleFeb 27
Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants
2026-03595 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleFeb 23
Restoration of Statutory Terms in TSA Regulations: Use of Alien; Technical Amendments
2026-03028
Transportation Security AdministrationFinal ruleFeb 17
Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals
2026-02326 · significant
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFinal ruleFeb 6
Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2026 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program
2026-02131
Employment and Training AdministrationFinal ruleFeb 3
Improving Continuity for Religious Organizations and Their Employees
2026-00830 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJan 16
Security Bars and Processing; Confirmation of Effective Date; Partial Withdrawal
2025-23970 · significant
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFinal ruleDec 30, 2025
Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
2025-23853 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 29, 2025
Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
2025-20278
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleNov 19, 2025
Automation of CBP Form I-418 for Vessels
2025-19983 · significant
U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionFinal ruleNov 17, 2025
Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
2025-19747 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleNov 3, 2025
Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents
2025-19702
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleOct 30, 2025
Collection of Biometric Data From Aliens Upon Entry to and Departure From the United States
2025-19655 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleOct 27, 2025
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule
2025-19642 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleOct 23, 2025
Facilitating Earlier Filing of Certain Electronically Submitted H-2A Petitions
2025-19235
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleOct 2, 2025
Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
2025-18473 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleSep 24, 2025
Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates-Visa Services Fee Changes
2025-17851 · significant
State DepartmentFinal ruleSep 16, 2025
Designation of Temporary Immigration Judges
2025-16573
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFinal ruleAug 28, 2025
Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
2025-16554 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleAug 28, 2025
Visas: Visa Bond Pilot Program
2025-14826 · significant
State DepartmentFinal ruleAug 5, 2025
Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
2025-12315 · significant
Wage and Hour DivisionProposed ruleJul 2, 2025
Rescission of Nondiscrimination and Equal-Opportunity Provisions of the Workforce Investment Act
2025-11846
Labor DepartmentFinal ruleJul 1, 2025
Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain Immigration-Related Violations
2025-11965 · significant
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFinal ruleJun 27, 2025
Eliminating Unnecessary Regulations
2025-06353
Treasury DepartmentFinal ruleApr 15, 2025
Reducing the Size of the Board of Immigration Appeals
2025-06294
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFinal ruleApr 14, 2025
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement Revision and Deadline Extension
2025-05199 · significant
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinal ruleMar 26, 2025
Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration
2025-03944 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleMar 12, 2025
Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation
2025-01419
Education DepartmentFinal ruleJan 21, 2025
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
2025-01374
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinal ruleJan 17, 2025
Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for “T” Nonimmigrant Status; Correction
2025-00553 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJan 14, 2025
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025
2024-31602 · significant
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJan 10, 2025
Program Integrity and Institutional Quality: Distance Education and Return of Title IV, HEA Funds
2024-31031 · significant
Education DepartmentFinal ruleJan 3, 2025
Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation
2024-31204
Transportation Security AdministrationFinal ruleJan 2, 2025
Amending and Clarifying Foreign Agents Registration Act Regulations
2024-30871 · significant
Justice DepartmentProposed ruleJan 2, 2025
Update to Procedures for Listing Designated Countries and Location of List
2024-31210
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 27, 2024
Application of Certain Mandatory Bars in Fear Screenings
2024-29617 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 18, 2024
Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers
2024-29354 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 18, 2024
Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections
2024-29353 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 18, 2024
Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants
2024-28584
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 13, 2024
Visas: Special Immigrant Visas-U.S. Government Employee Special Immigrant Visas for Service Abroad
2024-28846 · significant
State DepartmentFinal ruleDec 10, 2024
Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Numerical Limitation for FY 2025 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change Employers
2024-28017
Employment and Training AdministrationFinal ruleDec 2, 2024
Update to the Public Utility Exemption Under the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule
2024-23920 · significant
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinal ruleOct 18, 2024
Securing the Border
2024-22602 · significant
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFinal ruleOct 7, 2024
Designation of Qatar for the Visa Waiver Program
2024-22050
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleSep 26, 2024
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers
2024-19198 · significant
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinal ruleAug 29, 2024
Visas: Visa Ineligibility
2024-18659 · significant
State DepartmentFinal ruleAug 22, 2024
Immigration Benefits Business Transformation, Increment I; Corrections
2024-17400
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleAug 9, 2024
Visas: Immigrant Visas; Correction
2024-16452
State DepartmentFinal ruleJul 26, 2024
International Entrepreneur Program: Fiscal Year 2025 Automatic Increase of Investment and Revenue Amount Requirements
2024-16138
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesFinal ruleJul 25, 2024
Program Integrity and Institutional Quality: Distance Education, Return of Title IV, HEA Funds, and Federal TRIO Programs
2024-16102 · significant
Education DepartmentProposed ruleJul 24, 2024
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs
2024-14414 · significant
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkProposed ruleJul 3, 2024
Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation
2024-14121
Transportation Security AdministrationFinal ruleJun 28, 2024
Securing the Border
2024-12435 · significant
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFinal ruleJun 7, 2024
Efficient Case and Docket Management in Immigration Proceedings
2024-11121 · significant
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFinal ruleMay 29, 2024
Application of Certain Mandatory Bars in Fear Screenings
2024-10390 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleMay 13, 2024
Flight Training Security Program
2024-08800 · significant
Transportation Security AdministrationFinal ruleMay 1, 2024
Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for “T” Nonimmigrant Status
2024-09022 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleApr 30, 2024
Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule
2024-08329
Children and Families AdministrationFinal ruleApr 30, 2024
Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
2024-08333 · significant
Wage and Hour DivisionFinal ruleApr 29, 2024
Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants
2024-07345
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleApr 8, 2024
Procedures for Debarring Vessels From Entering U.S. Ports
2024-07169
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleApr 4, 2024
Removal of Obsolete Procedures and Requirements Related to F, J, and M Nonimmigrants
2024-06657
U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementFinal ruleApr 3, 2024
Expanding the Size of the Board of Immigration Appeals
2024-06929
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFinal ruleApr 2, 2024
Harmonization of the Fees and Application Procedures for the Global Entry and SENTRI Programs and Other Changes
2024-06851
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleApr 2, 2024
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers
2024-02565 · significant
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkProposed ruleFeb 16, 2024
Improving the H-1B Registration Selection Process and Program Integrity
2024-01770 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleFeb 2, 2024
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements
2024-01427
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJan 31, 2024
Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation
2024-01449
Education DepartmentFinal ruleJan 25, 2024
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
2024-01420
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinal ruleJan 25, 2024
Guam-Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Visa Waiver Program Automation and Electronic Travel Authorization; Creation of CNMI Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program (EVS-TAP)
2024-00645 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJan 18, 2024
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024
2024-00253 · significant
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJan 11, 2024

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