Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1899
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2015-07-30
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor

Immigration status and procedures

Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security to authorize employment for an asylum applicant who is not in detention and whose asylum application has not been determined to be frivolous.</p> <p>Employment authorization shall be: (1) for a period of one year, and (2) renewable for additional one-year periods for the entire period necessary to adjudicate the applicant's asylum claim.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1899 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2015 Mr. King introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permit aliens seeking asylum to be eligible for employment in the United States and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2015 . 2. Employment authorization for aliens seeking asylum Paragraph (2) of section 208(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) Employment authorization (A) Eligibility The Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize employment for an applicant for asylum who is not in detention and whose application for asylum has not been determined frivolous. (B) Application An applicant for asylum who is not otherwise eligible for employment authorization shall not be granted such authorization prior to 30 days after the date of filing of the application for asylum. (C) Term Employment authorization for an applicant for asylum— (i) shall be for a period of 1 year; and (ii) shall be renewable for additional 1-year periods for the entire continuous period necessary to adjudicate the applicant’s asylum claim, including administrative or judicial review. .