Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022

Summary

Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide employment authorization for eligible asylum applicants. Currently, such individuals are not entitled to employment authorization but may be granted such by the Department of Justice. DHS must grant employment authorization to an asylum seeker (1) who is not in detention, (2) whose application for asylum has not been deemed frivolous, and (3) whose identity has been checked against certain databases. Such employment authorization shall last for one year and be renewable for one-year terms during the period necessary to adjudicate the applicant's asylum claim. The bill also shortens the waiting period for receiving employment authorization to 30 days from the filing of the asylum application.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2022

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2022

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 16 February 2022

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