DHS to Publish NPRM Changing Asylum Seeker EAD Application Requirements

DHS announced that it will publish an NPRM changing EAD application requirements for asylum seekers. The proposed rule would pause acceptance of asylum seekers' EAD applications when average affirmative asylum processing time is over 180 days, extend the waiting period to apply to a year, and change processing time and eligibility requirements, among other changes.

An advance copy of the rule, to be published in the Federal Register on 2/23/26, is available.