Trump II Names Thomas Homan as “Border Czar” in Upcoming Administration.

Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity. Instructions to DOD.

Missed a few EOs and Memos. Withdrawing the US From UNRWA and UNESCO. NatSec Memo on Iran. Northern Border Progress. Southern Border Progress. U S Wealth Fund.

Trump II DHS Cuts Protections for Haitian Immigrants, Brings Deportation Closer.

3/7/2025: EO:Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Adds qualification restrictions to the student loan public service loan forgiveness program, specifically disqualifies borrowers who work for non-profits that aid “illegal immigrants” or support “terrorist organizations.”

Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of the United States by Tren de Aragua. A proclamation directs the apprehension, detention, and removal of Venezuelan nationals aged 14 or older who are Tren de Aragua members and lack lawful U.S. residency.

Trump II Deports 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador Under Alien Enemies Act. And apparently in defiance of a court order from Saturday.

Trump II Admin Invokes State Secrets Privilege in Standoff With Judge Over Flight Details Related to Venezuelan Deportation.

The Trump II administration has intensified its crackdown on foreign students involved in pro-Palestinian protests, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing the revocation of over 300 student visas, stating that visas are intended for academic pursuits, not activism. This policy shift has led to the detention and deportation of international students across various universities.

The order directs Federal agencies to recognize April 2025 as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. It urges all Americans, families, law enforcement personnel, healthcare providers, and community and faith-based organizations to support survivors of sexual assault and work together to prevent such crimes. The order also highlights previous actions taken, such as the declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, designation of cartels as terrorist organizations, and the signing into law of the Laken Riley Act requiring detention of illegal aliens convicted of certain crimes.

The order directs Federal agencies to take measures to prevent child abuse and neglect and to promote the psychological, physical, and emotional development of children. It discourages public schools from discussing transgender issues and eliminates taxpayer funding to any institution involved in providing gender affirming care of youth. Additionally, it calls for increased efforts to secure the southern border to end child trafficking.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last month that the State Department has revoked 300 or more students’ visas, seeming to target foreign-born students who participate in political activism. Several high-profile pro-Palestinian scholars have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The visas of more than three dozen students and alumni of California universities have been nullified in the last week. Schools did not provide details, citing privacy concerns.

Acting IRS Commissioner Melanie Krause is resigning over an agreement share immigrants's sensitive tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE would use the data to indentify and deport undocumented people living in the United States. The agreement was signed Monday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Several IRS officials have resigned or been fired over access to sensitive financial and personal data since the president's inauguration.

The Trump II Social Security Administration added the names of 6,000 immigrants into a database it uses to track dead people, essentially eliminiating the ability for those people to work legally in the United States or otherwise participate in the economy.

The order directs Federal agencies, specifically the Department of Defense, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Homeland Security, to take appropriate actions to secure the southern border of the United States. This includes providing for the use and jurisdiction by the Department of Defense over necessary Federal lands for military activities, such as border-barrier construction and the emplacement of detection and monitoring equipment. The Secretary of the Interior is also directed to allow the Department of Defense to use portions of the Roosevelt Reservation and may make withdrawals, reservations, and restrictions of public lands to enable the Department of Defense to address the emergency at the southern border.

During an Oval Office meeting, El Salvador's leader said it would not release a man United States immigration officials wrongly sent to the Central American nation's notorious high security prison. The United States Supreme Court ordered that the Trump Administration must "facilitate" the man's return.

Trump II administration officials, members of ICE, and DOGE agents have sought access to Medicare databases to assist in their efforst to track down immigrants marked for deportation.

Eight more immigration judges have been fired, joining scores of other judges, aides, and staff let go previously. According to the report:

“The Executive Office for Immigration Review, or EOIR, which runs the immigration court system, fired at least two dozen more immigration judges and supervising judges in February, including five from California courts, according to the judge’s union. The administration also eliminated five leadership positions at the EOIR and removed nine Board of Immigration Appeals judges appointed under Biden. An additional 85 professional court staff — including 19 judges, interpreters, legal assistants, and IT specialists — took buyouts after receiving a ‘Fork in the Road’ email offering federal workers ‘deferred resignations.’”

The order directs federal agencies to identify and take action against jurisdictions that obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws, often referred to as "sanctuary" jurisdictions. The Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security are instructed to publish a list of these jurisdictions, notify them of their noncompliance, and pursue legal remedies to bring them into compliance. Additionally, the order mandates the suspension or termination of federal funds to these jurisdictions, as well as the development of mechanisms to verify eligibility for federal public benefits in these areas. It also requires action against local laws favoring aliens over American citizens.

Newly created "national defense areas" along New Mexico's border with Mexico is sowing confusion among immigrants, lawyers, and judges. The 60-foot wide strip of territory was declared a military defense zone by Trimp administration officials. Secretary of Defense Hegseth announced the new prosecutions in April.

The administration plans to deport some immigrants to Libya, where a civil war rages. However, leadership on both sides of the conflict in the North African nation denied meeting with the United Statres.

A federal judge ordered the immediate release of a Turkish Tufts University student who had been held in a Louisiana immigration detention center. Rumeysa Ozturk was detained six weeks ago outside her Boston apartment by masked immigration agents.

The order directs federal agencies to establish Project Homecoming, which aims to encourage undocumented immigrants to voluntarily leave the United States with financial assistance from the Federal Government. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security are instructed to create processes, including the use of technology like the "CBP Home" application, to facilitate the rapid departure of the undocumented. The order also includes the provision of financial incentives or "exit bonuses" for each alien who voluntarily departs. It also mandates a communications campaign to inform aliens about these options and the consequences of choosing to stay without documentation.

This week a federal judge ordered that criminal trespassing charges be dropped on dozens of migrants caught along the border in New Mexico. The Trump II administration had declared a 60 foot strip of land along the border a military zone and that anyone caight there would be charged with trespassing on military property. The judge dismissed the charges because the migrants would have to know they were entering a restricted area beforehand, which prosecutors were unable to demonstrate.

The proclamation designates May 2025 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, in recognition of the contributions of these communities to the United States. It encourages all Americans to learn more about those of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander heritage and to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities. The Congress, by Public Law 102-450, as amended, has also designated the month of May each year as "Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month."

The Justice Department charged New Jersey Congresswoman LaMonica McIver with assaulting federal agents during a May 9th fracas outside a New Jersey immigrant detention center. Newark mayor Ras Baraka's trespassing charge from the same clash was dropped. The charges were announced by interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba, one of president's Trump defense attorneys.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump II administration may cancel temporary protection from deportation status for as many as 350,000 Venezuelans in the country. The Biden administration had created the status for the immigrants, and extended it near the end of Biden's term, because officials determined that conditions in Venezuela were unsafe and too risky to deport the migrants back home.

The proclamation celebrates the 101st anniversary of the United States Border Patrol. It highlights a National Emergency declaration at the southern border, which granted the Department of Defense additional authority to support the Federal Government response to a crisis. The order also designates certain transnational organizations as foreign terrorist groups, resumes border wall construction, reinstates the Remain in Mexico policy, ends asylum for illegal border crossers, deploys soldiers to protect borders, and implements a large deportation operation. Within the first 100 days, daily border encounters reportedly dropped 95 percent, and migrant crossings reportedly declined by 99.99 percent.

The Trump II administration has paused all international student visa applications while it considers tighter review of applicant social media activity. If the plan is approved, visa applications could be delayed, which may affect the finances of colleges that rely on tuition paid by international students.

The Supreme Court used the 'shadow docket' to rule that the administration has the authority to remove immigrant 'parole' status, en masse, rather than one-by-one. Parole status allows an immigrant to live, and potentially work, in the U.S. for up to two years. Orders passed down via the shadow docket don't get the full briefing and arguments treatment. Use of the shadow docket has become more frequent (and controversial).

The administration is making it harder for all foreigners to visit Harvard University, not just international students. Visa applicants whose itinerary includes a visit to Harvard will undergo additional screening, including review of their social media accounts. The enhanced measures extend to "faculty, employees, contractors, guest speakers, and tourists," according to a State Department memo reviewed by the Washington Post.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the government will "aggressively" revoke visas from Chinese students in the U.S. and enhance scrutiny for future applicants. Earlier this week the administration said it was pausing interviews for new student visas worldwide as it considered a new policy of evaluating student applicant social media accounts.

The order directs federal agencies, specifically the Secretary of State in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, to identify countries with deficient vetting and screening information. This may result in a full or partial suspension on the admission of nationals from those countries, in accordance with section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The order also imposes certain restrictions and limitations on the entry into the United States by foreign nationals identified in sections 2 and 3 of the proclamation. [Editor's note: The order restricts the entry of people from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. It partially restricts the entry of people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.]

The order directs the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security for the execution of federal immigration laws and protection of federal property. It calls for the temporary deployment of at least 2,000 National Guard personnel for a duration of 60 days or at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense. It also allows for the deployment of additional regular Armed Forces personnel as deemed necessary by the Secretary of Defense. [Editor's note: Lawfare provides a close reading of the directive, specifically what authority the National Guard will have (it may provide protection of federal agents and property, but cannot perform law enforcement) and the law and constitutional interpretation the order leans on.]

David Huerta, Service Employees International Union California leader, was arrested Friday during a protest at an ICE immigrant detention center in Downtown Los Angeles. On Monday he was charged with conspiracy to impede an officer, a federal felony. The crime has a maximum sentence of six years in prison. He was released on $50,000 bond.

The Trump administration has activated 700 active-duty Marines to support National Guardsmen tasked with protecting federal property and federal immigration enforcement agents. Protests have erupted at a Downtown Los Angeles immigrant detention center and elsewhere around the city in response to DHS efforts to detain undocumented immigrants. Marines are expected to begin arriving in the city Tuesday. California's governor has slammed the deployments as unconstitutional and intended to heighten tensions around DHS tactics, and the Los Angeles Chief of Police has also been critical.

The president has authorized an additional 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles, bringing the total to 4,000. Meanwhile, 700 Marines are expected to begin arriving Tuesday. California governor Gavin Newsom said of the deployments "this isn’t about public safety. It’s about stroking a dangerous President’s ego." The governor and California Attorney General Rob Bonta have sued Trump over the deployments.

The order directs Green Corridors, LLC to construct, maintain, and operate a commercial elevated guideway border crossing near Laredo, Texas, at the international boundary between the United States and Mexico. The construction, maintenance, and operation of the border facilities must adhere to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including environmental ones. The permit is also subject to inspection by appropriate federal, state, and local agencies. [Editor's note: Presidential permits are required for the construction of all cross-border infrastructure projects.]

U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver, Democrat from New Jersey, was indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of "forcibly impeding and interfering" with federal law enforcement. McIver was charged last month following a fracas outside an immigration detention center in New Jersey. McIver and other officials had visited the private detention center to inspect it. Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba announced the indictment on the social media platform X.

A federal court ruled that the Trump administration acted illegally when it "federalized" the California National Guard last week to provide security for federal property and personnel in Los Angeles where protests erupted over the Department of Homeland Security's aggressive immigration-enforcement actions. Soon thereafter a three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit stayed the lower court's ruling, pending a hearing on June 17. The National Guard remains federalized and under Trump's control.

The order directs the City of Laredo, Texas, to expand and continue to maintain a vehicular border crossing at the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge Land Port of Entry. This includes the construction of two new 4-lane spans for commercial traffic parallel to the existing bridge. The city is also required to comply with all federal laws and regulations regarding the construction, maintenance, and operation of the border facilities, and to take measures to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts.

The administration provided deportation officials access to Medicaid personal data for millions of enrollees. The data includes enrollee immigration status. The dataset includes details on enrollees in several U.S. states, including California, Washington, and Illinois that allow non-citizens to enroll in Medicaid programs that pay for services using only state dollars.

The Department of Homeland Security said it was directing agents to once again conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels, and restaurants. The directive undoes a short-lived policy change from last week that exempted those business sectors from enforcement roundups, despite the president's policy of mass deportations.

On Tuesday the Trump administration federalized another 2,000 California National Guard troops. They join 4,000 National Guards and 700 Marines in supporting DHS deportation roundups in Los Angeles. The move comes a few hours after a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in the California Governor's lawsuit against the Trump administration's federalization of the National Guard.

The Trump II State Department said it is restarting the process for accepting student visa applications, but said it would require applicants to unlock their social media accounts for review. Consular reviewers will be looking for posts and messages deemed "hostile to the United States, its culture, government, institutions, and founding principles."

A three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Trump II administration had a legitimate interest in protecting federal employees and property and that federalizing the California National Guard to do so was within the president's powers. The court also said that the government must provide justification for its action, and the case will return to the lower court to make that determination.

A federal judge ordered the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a student and activist at Columbia University. He was held in a Louisiana immigration detention center for three months after DHS agents arrested him, one of the first students targeted for deportation for their pro-Palestine protest actions on campus. He was the last of several noncitizen students picked up during the administration's crackdown last spring to be released.

Several members of the Senegal Women's Basketball team were denied visas to enter the United States to take part in a training camp. In response, the team cancelled its training camp visit and instead will hold its training camp in Senegal's capital, Dakar. The Senegal Basketball Federation said that two members of the federation, a doctor, a physical therapist, five players, the GM, a steward, and a "ministerial delegate" were all denied entry. Senegal is not currently on the list of countries from which travel is banned. The State Department didn't give a reason for the denials.

The order directs the City of Eagle Pass, Texas, to expand and continue to maintain and operate a vehicular and pedestrian crossing at the Camino Real International Bridge Land Port of Entry. This includes the construction of six vehicle lanes in a second span adjacent to the existing bridge. The permittee is required to comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations, mitigate any adverse environmental impacts, and obtain all necessary permits and authorizations prior to commencing construction.

The Justice department put forward in a memo a plan to prioritize denaturalization in cases involving naturalized citizens who have broken the law. In the memo, DOJ leadership said denaturalization would become a top five priority for Civil Division staff.

Last week's SCOTUS ruling narrowing lower courts' ability to order nationwide injunctions left unsettled the underlying question about the legality of the president's executive order meant to end birthright citizenship. SCOTUS gave opponents of the executive order 30 days to get legal arguments and cases underway. Meanwhile, 28 U.S. states didn't challenge the order, and those may allow the order to go into effect once the 30 day period passes, potentially ending birthright citizenship in those states.

The administration will revoke Temporary Protected Status and work permits for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in September. The protected status has allowed Haitians to immigrate from their crisis-stricken nation to the U.S. legally since 2010. The administration said that crisis conditions in Haiti have abated enough to end the program. Meanwhile, the State Department advises Americans to avoid travel to Haiti due to its widespread gang violence.

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot deny entry to people crossing the border seeking asylum. The asylum process ahs been part of U.S. immigration law since 1980. It allows people with credible fears of persecution in their home countries to apply for asylum and refuge in the U.S. The ruling will take effect in two weeks, allowing the administration time to appeal.

The Trump II Department of Homeland Security is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Honduras and Nicaragua, citing improved conditions in those countries. TPS is a federal program that protects immigrants from deportation, and allows them to get work permits, if they are from nations affected by natural disasters or war. People from Nicaragua and Honduras first received TPS protection following a hurricane in 1999. The department previously announced it would end TPS protection for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Nepal, Haiti, and Venezuela.

A federal judge ruled that ICE agents were conducting roving immigration raids without "reasonable suspicion" and instead were relying on improper factors like race, accent, and line of work to apprehend people. The ruling halts the roving raids, at least temporarily. The judge also ordered that DHS provide detainees with access to telephones and legal counsel while detained.

The order directs Cameron County, Texas to construct, maintain, and operate a pedestrian crossing at the Gateway International Bridge Land Port of Entry, located on the U.S. border with Mexico in Brownsville, Texas. The construction, maintenance, and operation of the border facilities must comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations. Additionally, the permittee is responsible for taking appropriate measures to mitigate adverse environmental impacts associated with the construction, maintenance, and operation of the border facilities.

The order directs federal agencies to prioritize the enforcement of laws against acts of American Flag desecration that violate applicable, content-neutral laws. The Attorney General is instructed to prosecute those who violate these laws, potentially including violent crimes, hate crimes, and crimes against property. Additionally, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security are directed to deny or revoke visas and other immigration benefits to foreign nationals determined to have engaged in American Flag-desecration activity.

The order directs federal agencies to address the misuse of the H-1B non-immigrant visa program, which has been exploited to replace American workers with lower-paid, lower-skilled labor, particularly in IT and STEM fields. It highlights the significant increase in foreign STEM workers from 1.2 million in 2000 to nearly 2.5 million in 2019, largely facilitated by the abuse of the H-1B visa. The order also raises concerns about the impact on American IT workers, with unemployment rates increasing from 1.98% in 2019 to 3.02% in 2025, and reports of American tech companies laying off local workers while hiring thousands of H-1B workers.

The order directs federal agencies to establish the "Gold Card" visa program, which is overseen by the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security. This program allows aliens who make a significant financial gift to the United States to establish eligibility for an immigrant visa using an expedited process. The requisite gift amount is $1 million for an individual donating on their own behalf and $2 million for a corporation or similar entity donating on behalf of an individual. The funds will be used to promote commerce and American industry.

The proclamation recognizes the period from September 15 to October 15, 2025, as National Hispanic Heritage Month, in accordance with Public Law 100-402. It calls on public officials, educators, librarians, and all Americans to observe this month with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs, honoring the contributions of Hispanic-American citizens.

The order directs the Secretary of War, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security in Illinois, specifically around federal facilities. It calls for at least 300 members of the Illinois National Guard to be federally deployed to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Federal Protective Services (FPS), and other U.S. Government personnel, as well as federal property in Illinois. The duration of this federal service is specified to be 60 days or at the discretion of the Secretary of War.

The order directs the Secretary of War, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security in Illinois, specifically around federal facilities. It calls for at least 300 members of the Illinois National Guard to be federally deployed to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Federal Protective Services (FPS), and other U.S. Government personnel, as well as federal property in Illinois. The duration of this federal service is specified to be 60 days or at the discretion of the Secretary of War.

The order directs federal agencies to restrict and limit the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States to protect national security and public safety. The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, identified countries with deficient screening and vetting information, leading to a full or partial suspension of admission of nationals from those countries. The U.S. Government is also instructed to engage with these countries on measures to comply with U.S. screening, vetting, immigration, and security requirements.

The proclamation designates a "National Day of Patriotic Devotion." It does not give specific directives to federal agencies, but it does highlight past actions. These include declaring a national emergency at the southern border, designating cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists, resuming border wall construction, reinstating the Remain in Mexico policy, deploying soldiers to the southern border, and executing a large deportation operation. It also mentions regulatory changes aimed at reducing inflation and lowering the cost of living.

The order directs federal agencies to enhance national security by focusing on criminal actors, including foreign nationals with criminal histories. It instructs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to safeguard U.S. borders by interdicting illegal persons and goods, and to access criminal history record information (CHRI) from Federal criminal justice agencies. The Attorney General is directed to provide DHS with access to CHRI. The order also allows DHS to exchange CHRI with border security and immigration authorities of trusted foreign governments, including Visa Waiver Program countries, under reciprocal agreements.

The proclamation designates a National Angel Family Day to honor American lives lost due to crimes committed by illegal immigrants. It further emphasizes a commitment to the largest mass-deportation effort in the nation's history to remove criminal illegal aliens, and to stop violence against law enforcement. The document also recalls specific cases of crimes committed by illegal aliens, and reiterates the administration's commitment to prevent such incidents through legislation such as the Laken Riley Act, which mandates the detention and deportation of illegal alien criminals.