On March 1, the temporary boost to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits known as emergency allotments came to an end. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, these increased monthly benefits were authorized in 2020 by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA, P.L. 116-127) and provided vulnerable households with additional grocery benefits to help mitigate the negative economic impacts caused by the pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that creates a “rebuttable presumption of asylum ineligibility” for individuals who enter the United States who either fail to enroll in one of the Biden administration’s new parole programs or use the CBP One app to schedule their arrival into the country.