US EditionTrump Shortens Work Permit Duration for Refugees, Asylum Seekers from 5 Years to 18 Months
USCIS shortens work permit validity from five years to 18 months for refugees and asylees to allow more frequent immigrant vetting after a recent attack, affecting 1.4 million applicants.
- The Trump administration shortened the validity of work permits issued to some immigrants from 5 years to 18 months, citing public safety concerns.
- The policy change aims to ensure immigrants seeking work do not pose a public safety threat or promote anti-American ideologies, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow.
- USCIS cited the recent attack on National Guard members in Washington, D.C., by an immigrant admitted under the previous administration as a reason for more frequent vetting.
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op-online.deThe U.S. government has shortened the validity of work permits for asylum seekers. This change affects many migrants. The impact on the labour market is controversial.
The hard migration policy of US President Donald Trump is reflected in figures: Around two million refugees have now left the country, said Homeland Security Minister Kristi Noem. Meanwhile, the list of countries with a US entry ban is growing. Trump tightens his asylum policy once again. Asylum seekers in the USA will only receive a work permit for one and a half years in the future. Previously, it was five years. That was announced by the USCI…
US slashes work permit validity period for foreign nationals, including refugees and asylum seekers
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Thursday announced changes that sharply reduced the maximum validity period for employment authorisation documents (EADs) for several categories of foreign nationals, citing security concerns and legislation signed earlier this year. The move, the latest in a sweeping immigration crackdown by the administration of US President Donald Trump, took place just two days after it halted…
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In the future, asylum seekers in the USA will only receive a work permit for one and a half years. Previously, it was five years.
The most recent blow against legal immigration in the United States has been given by the Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) with the announcement of the reduction of the maximum period of validity of work permits for asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants with Temporary Protection Status (TPS), among others. The institution has justified its decision to carry out a “more frequent verification” of foreigners who are working in the coun…
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