USCIS has been granted expanded law enforcement powers under a new DHS rule issued on September 4, 2025. With this change, newly designated USCIS special agents will now be authorized to carry firearms, make arrests, execute search and arrest warrants, and fully handle immigration-related investigations.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela that was created in 2021. After reviewing current conditions in Venezuela, DHS determined the country no longer qualifies for TPS.

This decision takes effect on November 7, 2025, at 11:59 p.m., which is 60 days after the official notice was published.

The U.S. Department of Justice has dismissed another San Francisco immigration judge, bringing the total to six since Donald Trump became president. Observers note a trend of removing judges who are more likely to grant asylum or have backgrounds in immigrant defense.

A group of over 30 Democratic and independent senators are pressing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to explain the government’s stance on people in the DACA program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).

DACA, started in 2012, protects certain immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children before 2007 from deportation.