Compliance Management

DHS Finding of Mass Influx of Aliens

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 finding was published on the DHS website and in the Federal Register at 90 FR 8399 (January 29, 2025). The finding
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DOS Suspends Visa Issuance at U.S. Embassy in Columbia

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
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DHS Rescinds Biden "Protected Areas" Enforcement Policy

A January 21, 2025 Statement from a DHS Spokesperson on Directives Expanding Law Enforcement and Ending the Abuse of Humanitarian Parole stated that on January 20, 2025 Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman rescinded the Biden administration's 2021 Guidelines for
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The Trump Administration Regulatory Freeze Memorandum

Access the Presidential Memorandum titled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (January 20, 2025): On whitehouse.gov | Federal Register cite: 90 FR 8249 (January 28, 2025) Among other things, this memorandum instructs all agencies: "(1) Do not propose or issue any rule in any manner, including by
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Resources on Initiatives Under the Second Trump Administration

NAFSA Resources Letters and memoranda NAFSA Signs on to Letter to the Department of Education on DoED Dear Colleague Letter. February 24, 2025. Along with more than 60 associations, NAFSA signed on to a letter sent by the American Council on Education (ACE) in response to the Department of Education
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A Brief History of F-1 Duration of Status

NAFSA compiled this brief timeline showing the history of F-1 “duration of status” (D/S) as background and context for discussions about duration of status. "INS" refers to the legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service. Effective 01/01/1979 – 43 FR 54618 (11/22/1978); proposed at 43 FR 32306 (7
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