In the Nutshell
In November and December 2025, the Trump Administration announced multiple policies impacting hundreds of thousands of refugees, asylees, visa applicants, green card holders, and other immigration benefit applicants from countries listed in the expanded travel ban.
This Explainer lists each of the policies and answers questions about the general impacts. We recommend that impacted individuals and communities consult and share IRAP’s legal information website, which contains guides in multiple languages on recent U.S. policy changes, information on requesting assistance from IRAP, and links to directories of immigration attorneys and legal aid organizations.