The Strengthening Our Workforce Act creates a new "conditional lawful permanent residency" status for certain undocumented immigrants and others without legal status who are currently in the United States. To qualify, applicants must have been in the U.S. since January 1, 2024, worked at least 100 days in designated essential professions (ranging from healthcare and construction to food service and agriculture), and pass background checks. The conditional status lasts two years and comes with work authorization; applicants must maintain continuous U.S. presence and work at least 100 days per year in covered professions. After the two-year period, conditional residents automatically convert to full lawful permanent resident status unless they object, provided they pass another background check and pay required fees. The bill exempts applicants from immigration numeric caps and allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility for humanitarian reasons or family unity, though serious criminal offenses like felonies and multiple misdemeanors generally disqualify applicants.
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