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Order Under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act Continuing the Suspension of the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a component of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces it is issuing an Order under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act, and associated implementing regulations, continuing the suspension...

Federal Register — visa documentsOct 15, 2026

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Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain Immigration-Related Violations

On June 27, 2025, the Departments issued an interim final rule ("IFR") to streamline assessment of civil penalties under the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") for aliens who fail to depart during a voluntary departure period, willfully fail or refuse to depart after a final...

Federal Register — visa documentsOct 14, 2026

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Removing 30-Day Refugee Termination Notice

This interim final rule (IFR) amends Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations to expedite termination of refugee status when DHS determines an alien was not a refugee within the meaning of section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act at the time of admission...

Federal Register — visa documentsOct 14, 2026

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Removal of Automatic Extensions for Certain Employment Authorization Documents

On October 30, 2025, DHS published an interim final rule (IFR) that amended DHS regulations to end the practice of automatically extending the validity of employment authorization documents (Forms I- 766 or EADs) for aliens who have timely filed an application to renew their EAD ...

Federal Register — visa documentsOct 14, 2026

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Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), proposes to remove 8 CFR 214.1(c)(5), which generally provides that USCIS gives deference to a prior approval involving the same facts when adjudicating a request to extend a petiti...

Federal Register — visa documentsOct 14, 2026