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

Asylum applicants may be forced to wait 18 months to apply to work legally in the U.S. under the new rule.

The Trump administration on Friday formally proposed a regulation that would dramatically restrict work permits for asylum-seekers.

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 ...

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

Dario Romero, right, greets a customer in this August 2025 photo at his Venezuelan restaurant in Kissimmee, Fla. He says the restaurant has recently struggled to fill job openings and business is down ...

The move is only the most recent initiative in the government’s efforts to discourage or prevent foreign nationals from taking jobs that President Donald Trump says he wants to keep open for U.S.

The public are invited to provide feedback on the Government’s updated work-permit policy, which aims to set processing times for standard applications to six weeks. The amended rules will be ...