Trump Administration Moves to Pause Work Permits for Asylum Seekers U S Citizenship and Immigration Services plans to temporarily stop issuing work permits to asylum seekers — a pause that could last decades, the agency announced on Friday The proposed change, which could go into effect later this year, would cut off access to an avenue that allows millions of immigrants to work legally while awaiting a decision on their asylum claims The proposed rule is
DHS Plans to Restrict Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers A Trump administration proposal released Friday would curtail work eligibility for immigrant asylum seekers Draft regulations (RIN 1615-AC97) from US Citizenship and Immigration Services would pause acceptance of work permit applications when average processing times for affirmative asylum claims
Trump Administration Proposes Major Asylum Overhaul, Tightens Work . . . In another major crackdown against immigration in the United States, the President Donald Trump administration announced sweeping overhaul of the asylum system The Trump administration has proposed a regulation that would dramatically restrict work permits for asylum-seekers Since the 1990s, US
Trump administration asylum-seeker employment rule could pause work . . . The new DHS proposal would pause issuance of work permits for all new asylum applicants until average processing times for certain asylum applications reach 180 days or lower Based on current wait times, DHS estimated it could take between 14 to 173 years to reach the level to resume issuing work permits, but stressed that other factors could shorten the timeline