Compliance Management

DOS Determines Immigration is APA Foreign Affairs Function

March 14, 2025

Summary State Department Determination Expands Foreign Affairs Exemption Under the APA. A Federal Register notice published on March 14, 2025, delivered a broad determination by Secretary of State Marco Rubio declaring that all federal efforts related to border control, immigration, and cross-border

Past Updates Arising Out of the Trump-Vance Administration

May 6, 2026

Access NAFSA's collection of executive orders and agency actions impacting international education: Travel Bans and Restrictions Vetting and Enforcement Government Funding, Staffing, and Operations DEI and Gender Antisemitism Related American Ideology Actions Immigration Benefits Actions 2026

Supporting Student Mental Health Abroad: A Case Study Approach

March 11, 2025

Mental health concerns are an important consideration in all aspects of education abroad programming. This resource provides study abroad offices and the faculty members they support with valuable insights into recognizing and addressing the diverse mental health needs of students while they are

Curtailment of Humanitarian Immigration Benefits

March 11, 2025

This page tracks the termination or curtailment of humanitarian immigration benefits under the Trump-Vance administration (2025-2029). These humanitarian programs include: Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) Humanitarian Parole Programs Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

U.S. Visa Interview Wait Times

Visa Interview Wait Time Info Available on DOS Web Page Nonimmigrant visa interview wait time information is once again available on the Department of State's (DOS) Global Visa Wait Times page on travel.state.gov. The page was finally updated with new data on April 25, 2025 after having been dormant

Travel Bans and Restrictions

December 17, 2025

Statutory Bases for Travel Bans and Restrictions A number of long-standing statutory provisions in the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) give wide discretion to the President, and sometimes the Secretary of a Federal agency, to suspend or impose restrictions on entry of noncitizens to the

Executive Order of February 26, 2025: Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative

March 5, 2025

Executive Order 14222 of February 26, 2025: Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative Read the executive order on whitehouse.gov Federal Register citation: 90 FR 11095 (March 3, 2025) Stated purpose "This order commences a transformation in Federal

Re-Registration of Nonimmigrants Reaching Age 14

USCIS rules effective April 11, 2025 require young nonimmigrants who turn 14 while in the U.S. to "re-register" with USCIS within 30 days of their birthday, even if previously registered and issued a Form I-94 when they entered the country. This may affect, for example, F-2, J-2, H-4, dependents as

Executive Order 14215 of February 18, 2025: Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies

February 24, 2025

Executive Order 14215 of February 18, 2025: Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies injects the President and the Department of Justice/Attorney General directly into the regulatory and interpretive processes of all agencies. Read: Executive Order on whitehouse.gov Federal Register cite: 90 FR

OFLC Implements 5-Year Record Retention Protocol

February 19, 2025

On February 14, 2025 the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) posted in the OFLC Announcements page a notice informing stakeholders that on March 20, 2025 it will begin deleting records older than five years from the record's final determination date as recorded in