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

The Department of Homeland Security proposed a new rule this week that would force asylum seekers to wait one year before applying for a work permit for the first time. The department said requests ...

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

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 proposed rule published by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on ...

On Sept. 12, a 16-year-old boy was briefly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, with his parents ordered to later meet with immigration officials. Attorneys for the parents, Itamer ...