The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its fall 2018 regulatory agenda, laying out its
rulemaking goals through 2019. The published timeline is
aspirational and does not represent a strict schedule. In fact,
many items on the agenda are familiar carryovers from the past.
Because the rulemaking process is multipronged, the time between
the introduction of a proposed rule and implementation of the final
rule can be lengthy. For that reason, regulatory agendas are
perhaps most beneficial in that they provide insight into the
agency's priorities and give the public a general idea of what
the agency hopes to accomplish in the foreseeable future.
The following is a list of regulations, either anticipated or
proposed, that are likely to have an impact on employment-based
immigration, if implemented.
