Comments in Response to Eligibility for Employment Authorization Based on a Pending Asylum Application

Samantha Deshommes Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division Office of Policy and Strategy US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20529-2140 Re: Comments in Response to Eligibility for Employment Authorization Based on a Pending Asylum Application, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2019-0011 To whom it may concern, Human Rights Watch respectfully submits this comment to the Department of Homeland Security’s proposal in Docket No. USCIS-2019-0011, to extend the waiting period for asylum applicants to apply for an employment authorization…

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