S. 3665 · 117th Congress
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 16, 2022
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022
Latest action (Feb 16, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S755)
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 16, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.