👏Backlogs & red tape should not be the reason immigrants can’t work & keep their jobs. This also impacts key sectors of the economy. Homeland Security temp extension of work permits that were about to expire due to these delays will allow thousands of immigrants to stay in the workforce.

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“Backlogs have caused a great deal of unnecessary suffering in the past,” Muradyan, a member of Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP), said in a statement. “I applaud the government for taking action before any more immigrants lose their jobs.”

Thanks, USCIS, for making a difference! #WorkPermitsNow

'The federal government is approving more work permits, meaning more migrants are becoming legally and securely employed sooner and filling demand in communities where workers are needed.'

Thank you, USCIS, for making a difference! #WorkPermitsNow

Gabe Ortíz Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) .Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) was among more than 150 organizations that last fall urged the Biden administration to extend work permits in order to help combat processing delays.

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Gabe Ortíz Anar Boldbaatar, an asylum seeker and member of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP), called it “great news” for those waiting in anxiety over the status of their jobs.

“Because of this extension, I will be able to renew my driver’s license and not lose my job working as a truck driver”

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Thank you USCIS for putting more resources into processing work permits!! It's making a difference!
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Thank you Elizabeth Warren Kirsten Gillibrand Adriano Espaillat Congressman Jamaal Bowman Congressman Chuy García for leading Members of Congress in urging the Biden admin to extend work permits.

Asylum seekers & immigrants can now focus on getting back to work & not worry about losing their jobs b/c of govt delays.

Asylum seekers are helping grow the U.S. economy!

Thanks to Homeland Security new work permit extension, asylum seekers and immigrants can get back to boosting the economy instead of worrying about losing their jobs because of delays!

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40+ mayors and county executives spoke out about the need for a longer work permit extension.

Now that it’s here, immigrants around the country can breathe a sigh of relief that they won’t lose their jobs because of government backlogs! Cities for Action

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Thanks to Homeland Security new work permit extension, immigrants can get back to….

propelling “the U.S. job market further than just about anyone expected”- The Washington Post

adding '$7 TRILLION in the next decade' to the U.S. economy -U.S. CBO

“replenishing the workforce' - The New York Times

Thank you Homeland Security The White House for listening to us + to the 150 other groups who called for a work permit extension! #WorkPermitsNow

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Great news! Homeland Security issued a new regulation that will keep immigrants in the workforce.

Now, 800,000 immigrants can rest assured they won't lose their work authorization because of USCIS backlogs!

Huge congratulations to groups like Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) who have been advocating for this rule 👏🏽.