Policy Updates: February 2025
INTRODUCTION:
Beginning this month, VAAP will add to our “monthly roundup” routine a single monthly blog post collating key immigration law, policy, and practices updates, in addition to more considered deep-dive practice alerts and advisories addressing more deeply understood, VT-relevant, and lasting changes as they take effect. To caveat the information featured below, we share the following message from the VT State Refugee Office:
the big picture:
National Immigration Law Center: Unconstitutional, Illegal, and Cruel (coming soon in Spanish)
American Immigration Lawyers Association: A Complete List of Day One Immigration-Related Executive Actions
American Immigration Lawyers Association: A High Level Analysis of Trump’s First Executive Actions
National Counsel of Nonprofits: Executive Orders Affecting Charitable Nonprofits
Subscribe to Immigrant Legal Assistance Project (ILAP) Maine for rolling analysis of immigration law and policy updates
Subscribe to Lawfare and to its sibling publication Just Security for national law and policy analysis and updates
Subscribe to the American Immigration Council’s Immigration Impact blog for weekly analysis of policy changes
This month:
Please reconsider if you are still filing requests for Labor Based Deferred Action, as it is very risky now. See this publication for more information: Post-Election Updates – Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE).
DHS has archived the Biden worksite enforcement memo: https://www.dhs.gov/archive/publication/memorandum-worksite-enforcement.
From our partners at ILAP Maine, law and policy analysis from January 21, 2025; January 24, 2025; January 29, 2025; and February 6, 2025.
Also on VAAP’s Website:
Visit our growing Community Resources library for self-help information on immigration law, policy, and practice, as well as guidance to community groups and nonprofits.
View our growing Attorney Resources library for practice advisories directed toward legal worker audiences, as well as guidance to direct service providers.
Follow Common Good VT’s analysis of 2025-26 legislative changes at the state and national levels here: February 6, 2025 updates.
