Government has hired additional staff and is moving to clear a massive backlog of delayed and deferred work permit applications.

NEW ORLEANS — Vilma Palacios has been held at the Basile, Louisiana detention center since June, even though she says she was in the process of renewing her work permit. “I told him 'why am I under ...

Work permits for asylum seekers will now only be valid for 18 months instead of five years, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security agency said the ...

Just days before undergoing major spinal fusion surgery, Hassan Elzeneiny lost the person he depended on most. “She’s my first good PCA,” Elzeneiny said of Marie, a Haitian refugee and trained nurse ...

WASHINGTON -- Immigrant advocates fear a Trump administration proposal released Friday amounts to an indefinite pause on new work permits for asylum seekers. The draft regulation from U.S. Citizenship ...

The Trump administration has quietly executed one of its most sweeping shifts on immigrant labor in years, sharply shortening how long many newcomers can legally work in the United States and ...

Georgia will implement a mandatory work permit system for most foreign nationals from March 1, 2026, marking a significant change in its approach to foreign employment regulation. The reform will ...

Industry leaders have welcomed plans to crack down on work permit abuses but said the immigration department must also speed up its services. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration on Friday formally proposed a regulation that would dramatically restrict work permits for asylum-seekers ...