Tagged #ead
Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
Federal Judge Blocks USCIS from Stripping TPS Holders of Work Authorization
U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton temporarily blocked USCIS from enforcing policies that would strip work permits from asylum seekers and TPS holders, citing Administrative Procedure Act violations and retroactive application of restrictions.
DHS Proposes Stricter Work Permit Rules for Removal Orders and Other Noncitizens
DHS proposed rule would restrict work authorization for individuals with final removal orders, impose E-Verify requirements, mandate biometrics, and shorten EAD validity to one year. Comment period closes August 4, 2026.
Federal judge strikes down Trump asylum processing freeze, orders USCIS to resume adjudication
A Rhode Island federal judge has vacated Trump administration policies that halted asylum processing and immigration benefit adjudications for nationals of 39 countries. USCIS must immediately resume processing green cards, work permits, asylum applications, and naturalizations.
Federal Court Vacates USCIS Benefit Freeze Policies in Dorcas Decision
Rhode Island federal court voids four USCIS policies that had frozen asylum, adjustment of status, and other immigration benefit adjudications. Practitioners must now advise clients that these holds no longer apply.
USCIS Proposes Major Tightening of Discretionary Work Permit Rules
DHS published a proposed rule that would restrict employment authorization for parolees, deferred-action recipients, and aliens with final removal orders, imposing new economic-necessity tests and automatic-termination rules.
Federal Court Vacates USCIS Benefits Freeze Policies — Nationwide Relief
On June 5, 2026, a Rhode Island federal court vacated four USCIS policies that had frozen immigration benefits for nationals of 39 countries. Learn what changed, why it matters, and your next steps.
DHS Proposed Rule Would Bar Asylum Seekers From Work Permits
A proposed DHS rule would suspend work authorization for asylum applicants until the agency reduces processing times to 6 months. The change could cost asylum seekers up to $126.6 billion annually in lost wages.
Burma TPS: Placeholder Expiration Date for EAD Pending Litigation
USCIS updates Form I-9 and E-Verify guidance for Burmese TPS beneficiaries with EAD expiration instructions pending court resolution of TPS termination challenge.
Form I-765 EAD: How (c)(9), (c)(8), (c)(33), and (c)(36) Actually Get Filed Wrong
Four of the highest-volume Employment Authorization categories — adjustment-pending, asylum-pending, DACA, and compelling-circumstances — and the specific filing errors that produce the most RFEs and rejections.
The 540-Day EAD Automatic Extension: Scope, Limits, and What Employers Actually Get to Rely On
USCIS made the 540-day automatic extension of employment authorization permanent on April 8, 2024. Here is who it covers, who it does not, and what an employer can put in the I-9 file.
F-1 OPT — The 12-Month Post-Completion Clock and the 90-Day Unemployment Limit
How standard post-completion OPT works after the 2024 fee rule — the application window, the 12-month authorization period, and the 90-day unemployment cap that ends F-1 status if you cross it.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS): designation criteria, registration windows, and work authorization
A working explainer on how DHS designates a country for Temporary Protected Status under INA §244, how registration windows operate, and how TPS holders obtain and maintain employment authorization.
I-765 (c)(33): DACA Renewals, the 2022 Final Rule, and the Fifth Circuit
DACA is in renewal-only posture. Initial requests are accepted but not processed; renewal EADs are granted in two-year increments. Here is the litigation status, the renewal window, and the documentary record.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): the policy framework, the 2022 final rule, and the litigation landscape
How DACA works as an exercise of prosecutorial discretion under DHS, what the August 2022 final rule changed, and where the Texas v. United States litigation has left the program's enforcement posture.
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED): the history through Liberia, Hong Kong, and Venezuela
How Deferred Enforced Departure works as an executive-discretion tool distinct from TPS, traced through the Liberia DED chain since 1999, the August 2021 Hong Kong designation, and the brief Venezuela DED of January 2021.
The 'Dates for Filing' Toggle: When USCIS Lets You File I-485 Off the Earlier Chart
How USCIS decides each month whether I-485 applicants may use the Visa Bulletin's Dates for Filing chart rather than Final Action Dates — and what the answer changes about EAD timing and CSPA.