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

March 14, 2025

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

March 25, 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

DHS Rescinds Biden "Protected Areas" Enforcement Policy

February 10, 2025

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

The Trump Administration Regulatory Freeze Memorandum

January 28, 2025

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