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Which immigration ideas became new federal rules, and which did courts block?
Research question: Which of the Mandate's immigration chapters have produced new Federal Register rules, and which of those rules have been stopped or narrowed by a court?
The records show several immigration actions that produced Federal Register rules: an EB-5 fee final rule dated September 30, 2026 1, a final rule rescinding the 2022 public charge regulations issued July 20, 2026 5, and an interim final rule shortening the refugee termination notice period, dated October 14, 2026 8. A final rule finalizing the removal of automatic EAD extensions was also published October 14, 2026 19, and a January 2025 expedited removal notice is in the record 18. The records show no court stopping or narrowing these 2025–2026 rules; the court actions listed are older, including the nationwide vacatur of the 2019 public charge rule in 2021 11, the preliminary injunction on the State Department's 2019 public charge rule since July 2020 7, and the enjoined 2020 EB-5 fee changes 2. The facts do not identify which Mandate chapters these rules belong to, so that mapping cannot be verified. The newest fact is dated October 14, 2026, which is within the current month 819.
Checked 2026-10-22. Only documented and supported facts are used.
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[1] documented
The final rule codifies provisions of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, including annual fees from regional centers and penalties for late or nonpayment.
"It also codifies provisions of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, implements new statutory requirement... EB-5 Integrity Fund fees (INA sec. 203(b)(5)(J), 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(J)), including annual fees from regional centers and penalties for late or nonpayment."U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule (Homeland Security Department, 2026-09-30)
[2] documented
The FY 2022/2023 fee rule, which took effect on April 1, 2024, replaced the 2020 fee rule by revising the regulatory changes that had been enjoined by a court.
"On April 1, 2024, the FY 2022/2023 fee rule replaced the 2020 fee rule in its entirety by revising the regulatory changes codified by the enjoined 2020 fee rule."U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule (Homeland Security Department, 2025-10-23)
[3] documented
The current EB-5 fee for an Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor (Form I-526) is $11,160.
"I-526....................... Immigrant Petition by $11,160 Standalone Investor."U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule (Homeland Security Department, 2025-10-23)
[4] documented
The current EB-5 fee for an Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor (Form I-526E) is $11,160.
"I-526E \24\................. Immigrant Petition by 11,160 Regional Center Investor."U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule (Homeland Security Department, 2025-10-23)
[5] supported
The Department of Homeland Security issued a final rule that rescinds the 2022 public charge ground of inadmissibility regulations.
"DHS is rescinding the 2022 public charge ground of inadmissibility regulations (``2022 Final Rule'')."Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (Homeland Security Department, 2026-07-20)
[6] documented
DHS issued a final public charge rule in August 2019 (the 2019 Final Rule), which changed DHS's public charge standards and procedures.
"Following public comments on the 2018 NPRM, DHS issued a final rule in August 2019, Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds (2019 Final Rule)."Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (Homeland Security Department, 2025-11-19)
[7] documented
The State Department's 2019 interim final rule on visa public charge ineligibility has been subject to a preliminary injunction since July 2020, and the Department decided not to finalize it.
"The Department therefore will not finalize the provisions in the 2019 IFR, which have been subject to a preliminary injunction since July 2020, and will instead return to the Prior Rule pending further rulemaking."Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge (State Department, 2023-09-05)
[8] documented
DHS issued an interim final rule that shortens the notice-and-response period for refugees whose status USCIS terminates from 30 days to 10 days.
"Through this IFR, DHS is amending 8 CFR 207.9 to change the 30-day notice-and-response period for aliens whose refugee status is terminated by USCIS to a 10-day notice-and-response period."Removing 30-Day Refugee Termination Notice (Homeland Security Department, 2026-10-14)
[9] documented
The public charge final rule takes effect 60 days after publication because DHS treated it as a major rule.
"DHS determined that a 60-day effective date is appropriate for this final rule, as is the standard for major rules."Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (Homeland Security Department, 2026-07-20)
[10] documented
DHS published a 2022 Final Rule, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility, in the Federal Register on September 9, 2022, at 87 FR 55472.
"Following public comments on the 2022 NPRM, DHS published a final rule, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (2022 Final Rule). See 87 FR 55472 (Sept. 9, 2022)."Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (Homeland Security Department, 2025-11-19)
[11] supported
A court vacated DHS's 2019 public charge final rule on a nationwide basis, one of the intervening developments that prompted the State Department to reconsider its own 2019 rule.
"a court's vacatur of the 2019 DHS Final Rule on a nationwide basis"Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge (State Department, 2023-09-05)
[12] documented
The 2022 Final Rule adopted a different policy from the 2019 Final Rule, one more closely aligned with the 1999 Interim Field Guidance.
"The final rule implemented a different policy than the 2019 Final Rule, more closely aligned with the 1999 Interim Field Guidance."Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (Homeland Security Department, 2025-11-19)
[13] supported
DHS published a new public charge final rule in 2022 that adopts a significantly different standard from its 2019 rule.
"In 2022, DHS published a new Final Rule (``2022 DHS Final Rule'')."Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge (State Department, 2023-09-05)
[14] supported
The 2025 proposed rule would remove most provisions implemented in the 2022 Final Rule, including the regulations at 8 CFR 212.20 through 212.23.
"DHS proposes to remove most provisions implemented in the 2022 Final Rule to allow DHS to better implement the public charge ground of inadmissibility."Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (Homeland Security Department, 2025-11-19)
[15] documented
The State Department issued a 2019 interim final rule amending its regulations at 22 CFR 40.41 to change when consular officers find a noncitizen ineligible for a visa under the public charge ground.
"On October 11, 2019, the Department issued the 2019 IFR, which amended Department regulations at 22 CFR 40.41 to modify its standards"Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge (State Department, 2023-09-05)
[16] documented
DHS published an interim final rule on October 30, 2025 that ended the automatic extension of employment authorization documents for certain renewal applications.
"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 in certain employment authorization categories."Removal of Automatic Extensions for Certain Employment Authorization Documents (Homeland Security Department, 2026-10-14)
[17] supported
DHS issued a final rule amending the 9-11 Biometric Entry-Exit Fee rules for H-1B and L-1 visas, which is a new federal rule that answers the question about immigration chapters producing rules.
"DHS issued a final rule to amend regulations concerning the statutory 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas"What changed on www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/h-1b-specialty-occupations between 2021-07-06 and 2026-10-03
[18] supported
DHS issued a January 2025 Federal Register notice that restores the scope of expedited removal to the fullest extent Congress authorized, which is an immigration rule the document itself describes.
"This Notice also restores the scope of expedited removal to the fullest extent authorized by Congress."Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal (Homeland Security Department, 2025-01-24)
[19] documented
The interim final rule was finalized in a Federal Register final rule published on October 14, 2026, which adopts the IFR's changes without further modification.
"With this final rule, DHS is adopting and finalizing the changes made by the IFR and not making any additional changes to the regulations."Removal of Automatic Extensions for Certain Employment Authorization Documents (Homeland Security Department, 2026-10-14)
[20] documented
The notice took effect without prior notice and comment or a delayed effective date, relying on the Secretary's discretion under 8 CFR 235.3(b)(1)(ii).
"this designation is effective without prior notice and comment or a delayed effective date."Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal (Homeland Security Department, 2025-01-24)