1615-AC17 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Employment Authorization for Battered Spouses of Certain Nonimmigrants

The Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 created new employment authorization eligibility categories for certain nonimmigrant victims of battery or extreme cruelty. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations governing the classes of aliens in the United States authorized to accept employment authorization to conform to these statutory updates. DHS also proposes to codify current policy, specifically the eligibility and filing requirements and adjudicative standard for certain abused spouses of nonimmigrants seeking employment authorization. The proposed regulatory amendments will provide eligible abused nonimmigrant populations with the information needed to properly file for employment authorization benefits.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Other 8 CFR 214 8 CFR 274a 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq Pub. L. 103-322 Pub. L. 104-208 Pub. L. 109-162 Pub. L. 106-386 8 U.S.C. 1105a No NPRM 10/00/2018 No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Andria Strano Chief, Humanitarian Affairs Division 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 240 721-3000 Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs MD 20588-0009