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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AC97 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants 
Abstract:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to amend its regulations to increase operational efficiencies, and to deter the fraudulent, frivolous, or otherwise non-meritorious filing of asylum applications for the purpose of obtaining Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) in the (c)(8) EAD category.

 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208.7    8 CFR 274a.12    8 CFR 274a.13     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(2)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Rena Cutlip-Mason
Chief, Division of Humanitarian Affairs, OP&S
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
5900 Capital Gateway Drive,
Camp Springs, MD 20746
Phone:240 721-3000