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Executive Order: Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship

Executive Order 14160 of January 20, 2025, Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship. Read: Executive Order 14160 on whitehouse.gov Executive Order 14160 as published in the Federal Register at 90 FR 8449 (January 29, 2025) Status: In a June 30, 2026 opinion, the Supreme Court of the

Executive Order: Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid

February 18, 2025

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14169, Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid. Read: EO 14169 on whitehouse.gov EO 14169 published in the Federal Register at: 90 FR 8619 (January 30, 2025) DOS Press Statement: Implementing the President’s Executive Order on

Executive Actions Under the Trump-Vance Administration Touching on DEI and Gender

This NAFSA page collects links and information on executive and agency actions under the Trump-Vance Administration touching on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and gender. These directives represent a significant shift in federal policies related to DEI and gender issues, and roll back

Executive Order: Securing Our Borders

March 21, 2025

Executive Order 14165 of January 20, 2025: Securing Our Borders. Federal Register cite: 90 FR 8647 (January 30, 2025). Directs a comprehensive effort to secure the U.S. southern border by increasing physical barriers, deploying additional personnel, and expanding detention and removal operations. It

Laken Riley Act

The Laken Riley Act, S.5, 119th Congress (2025-2026), became Public Law No: 119-1 (January 29, 2025). It amends the following provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (links show provisions as amended by the Laken Riley Act, in the U.S. Code maintained on uscode.house.gov): INA 212(d)(5), 8

Terrorism-Related Provisions Cited in 2023 State Attorneys General Letter

A November 8, 2023 letter that a group of Attorneys General from 20 States sent to Secretary of State Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas argued that “a visa holder’s presence on American soil is a privilege that should be revoked for those who provide aid or comfort to terrorists.”

Executive Order: Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism

On January 29, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14188 titled Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism. "This order reaffirms Executive Order 13899 and directs additional measures to advance the policy thereof in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023, against the

DHS Finding of Mass Influx of Aliens

September 22, 2025

On January 23, 2025, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman signed a "Finding of Mass Influx of Aliens," two days before Kristi Noem was sworn in as DHS Secretary. The initial finding was effective on the date of signing and for 60 days thereafter (until March 24, 2025). On March 25

OMB Memorandum on Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs

January 31, 2025

A January 27, 2025 memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) required "Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President’s policies and requirements," and to suspend distribution of this funding

DOS Suspends Visa Issuance at U.S. Embassy in Columbia

February 1, 2025

Update: January 31, 2025. NAFSA's liaison partners at DOS have informed NAFSA that nonimmigrant visa issuance in Colombia has now resumed. Press reports confirm. Background for reference A January 26, 2025 Department of State Media Note announced that "Following President Petro's refusal to accept