The new DHS proposal would pause processing of work permits for all new asylum applicants until average processing times for certain asylum applications reach 180 days or lower.

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

Migrants from Haiti stand in line outside the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid (COMAR) government office to apply for asylum in Mexico City, Tuesday, Jan.

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

The proposed rule seeks to reduce incentives for migrants to file asylum applications to gain legal work authorization.

Who is U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services actually supposed to serve? This isn’t a rhetorical question. Both the first and second Trump administrations have viewed USCIS as an agency not meant ...