Homeland Security Department: federal rules
The Homeland Security Department published 23 final rules in 2026 so far and 16 in 2025, counted by the Tribune from the Federal Register.
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Final rules 39
- Oct. 30, 2026Electronic Payments for FOIA Requests
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 6 CFR part 5
- Oct. 14, 2026Removal of Automatic Extensions for Certain Employment Authorization Documents
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 274
- Oct. 14, 2026Removing 30-Day Refugee Termination Notice
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 207
- Oct. 2, 2026Special Local Regulations; Southern California Annual Marine Events for the San Diego Captain of the Port Zone, San Diego Sharkfest Swim, San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 33 CFR part 100 · Opens the Federal Register
- Sept. 30, 2026U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 106, 216 · Opens the Federal Register
- Sept. 18, 2026Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation, Make Personal Protective Equipment in America Act Restrictions on Foreign Acquisition (HSAR Case 2024-003)
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 48 CFR parts 3025, 3052 · Opens the Federal Register
- Sept. 9, 2026Registration of Lawful Permanent Residence for Children Born to Foreign Government Employees in the United States
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 101, 264 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 26, 2026Special Local Regulation; Lake Erie, Kelleys Island, OH
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 33 CFR part 100 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 25, 2026Special Local Regulation; Choptank River, Cambridge, MD
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 33 CFR part 100 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 11, 2026Mandatory Electronic Filing (e-Filing)
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 1, 103, 106 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 11, 2026Regulatory Changes Required by the Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 214, 252 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 10, 20269-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 106 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 28, 2026Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 208 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 20, 2026Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 103, 212 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 17, 2026Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 214, 248, 274 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 6, 2026Counter-UAS Authority for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement and Correctional Agencies
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 2 parts · Opens the Federal Register
- June 29, 2026Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 264 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 11, 2026Signatures on Immigration Benefit Requests
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 103 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 29, 2026USCIS Immigration Fees and Related Procedures Required by H.R.1 Reconciliation Bill
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 103, 106, 208 and 2 more · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 30, 2026Establishing the Gordie Howe International Bridge as a Port of Entry in Detroit, MI
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 100 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 20, 2026Ratification of Department Action
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 16, 2026Improving Continuity for Religious Organizations and Their Employees
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 214 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 12, 2026Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 106 · Opens the Federal Register
- Dec. 29, 2025Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 214 · Opens the Federal Register
- Dec. 23, 2025Privacy Act of 1974
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 6 CFR part 5 · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 19, 2025Ratification of Department Action
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 5, 2025Protection of Federal Property; Changed Effective Date
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 6 CFR part 139 · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 3, 2025Implementation of the Administrative False Claims Act
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 6 CFR part 13 · Opens the Federal Register
- Oct. 30, 2025Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 274 · Opens the Federal Register
- Oct. 27, 2025Collection of Biometric Data From Aliens Upon Entry to and Departure From the United States
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 215, 235 · Opens the Federal Register
- Oct. 2, 2025Facilitating Earlier Filing of Certain Electronically Submitted H-2A Petitions
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 214 · Opens the Federal Register
- Sept. 5, 2025Codification of Certain U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Law Enforcement Authorities
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 287 · Opens the Federal Register
- Sept. 2, 2025Ratification of Department Action
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · Opens the Federal Register
- June 9, 2025Protection of Federal Property
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 6 CFR part 139 · Opens the Federal Register
- March 12, 2025Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 264 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 21, 2025Ratification of Security Directives
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 17, 2025Ratification of Security Directives
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 16, 2025Eligibility of Arriving Aliens in Removal Proceedings To Apply for Adjustment of Status and Jurisdiction To Adjudicate Applications for Adjustment of Status; Correction
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 204 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 6, 2025Immigration Bond Notifications
Final rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 103 · Opens the Federal Register
Proposed rules 19
- Oct. 14, 2026Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 214
- Oct. 8, 2026Optional Practical Training Fees
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 214
- Sept. 11, 2026Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 204, 214 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 25, 2026Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 106 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 21, 2026Genealogy Program Regulations To Clarify the Impact of Federal Records Requirements
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 103 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 2, 2026EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022; Ensuring the Integrity of the EB-5 Program; Automatic Revocation of Petitions for Immigrant Classification
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 204, 205, 216 and 1 more · Opens the Federal Register
- June 23, 2026Naturalization Application Fee Adjustments
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 106 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 5, 2026Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 106, 241, 274 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 26, 2026Town Hall Meetings To Provide Input on Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Rulemaking
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 6 CFR part 226 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 7, 2026Fee Adjustment for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-246, Application for a Stay of Deportation or Removal
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 103 · Opens the Federal Register
- Feb. 23, 2026Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 208, 274 · Opens the Federal Register
- Feb. 13, 2026Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Rulemaking; Town Hall Meetings
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 6 CFR part 226 · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 19, 2025Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 103, 212 · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 3, 2025Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 1, 103, 204 and 13 more · Opens the Federal Register
- Oct. 23, 2025U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 106, 216 · Opens the Federal Register
- Sept. 24, 2025Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR part 214 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 28, 2025Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 8 CFR parts 214, 248, 274 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 15, 2025Protection of Federal Property
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 6 CFR part 139 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 13, 2025Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation
Proposed rule · Homeland Security Department · 6 CFR part 5 · Opens the Federal Register