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RIN: 1615-AC17

Publication ID: Fall 2019

Title: Employment Authorization for Battered Spouses of Certain Nonimmigrants
Abstract: 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.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Other
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214 8 CFR 274a (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 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

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	To Be Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andria Strano 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