A government agency says that, under the plan, new work permit applications for asylum seekers 'would be paused for an ...

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Work permits for asylum applicants could be paused for 'many years' under a ...

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

Immigrant advocates fear a Trump administration proposal released Friday amounts to an indefinite pause on new work permits for asylum seekers.

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

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 ...