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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AC97 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants 
Abstract:

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: Previously 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    8 CFR 274a     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101    8 U.S.C. 1103(a)    8 U.S.C. 1158(d)    8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(3)(B)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/23/2026  91 FR 8616   
Comment Period End  04/24/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Andria Strano
Acting Chief, Humanitarian Affairs Division
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190,
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009
Phone:240 721-3000