F.R., an asylum seeker from Venezuela, had been counting down the days until she could apply for an Employment Authorization ...

NEW ORLEANS — Vilma Palacios has been held at the Basile, Louisiana detention center since June, even though she says she was in the process of renewing her work permit. “I told him 'why am I under ...

Under the draft rule, work permits, officially known as Employment Authorization Documents, would be withheld until average asylum processing times fall below 180 days.

McALLEN, Texas — The federal government is expected to again accept new applications for a program that grants some people without legal immigration status the ability to live and work in the United ...

In a proposed regulation released on Friday, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) outlined plans to suspend the issuance of employment authorisation documents for new asylum seekers until the ...

DHS' new proposal recommends changes to US work permits to target meritless applications, processing times and backlog.

The Trump administration on Thursday said it would reduce the period of time that work permits are valid for refugees, asylees and other immigrants granted legal protections in the U.S., its latest ...