IRAP Explainer on New Trump Administration Policies Impacting Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Afghan Nationals, and Immigrants from Countries Listed in the Travel Ban

Topics: Adjustment of Status (AOS), Afghanistan, Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Work Authorization

Tags: 2025 Policies, Affirmative, I-485: Adjustment of Status (AOS), I-589: Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, I-730: Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, I-765: Employment Authorization Document (EAD)/Work Authorization, I-821: Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Practice Advisories, US Government Policy, USCIS

Published on: 12-18-2025

Updated on: 12-18-2025

Explainer published by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) on December 3, 2025, listing immigration policies announced by the Trump Administration in November and December 2025 and explaining their general impact.

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