A government agency says that, under the plan, new work permit applications for asylum seekers 'would be paused for an ...
The Trump administration on Friday formally proposed a regulation that would dramatically restrict work permits for asylum-seekers.
Asylum applicants may be forced to wait 18 months to apply to work legally in the U.S. under the new rule.
Under the draft rule, work permits, officially known as Employment Authorization Documents, would be withheld until average asylum processing times fall below 180 days.
Two men work on the construction site of a new fast food restaurant in Waxahachie in July 2023. A coalition of business leaders, elected officials and immigrant advocates across the country is urging ...
The Trump administration has proposed halting work permits from being issued until a backlog of over 1.4 million asylum ...