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This joint resolution seeks to overturn a rule by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that eliminated the automatic extension of employment authorization documents (work permits). The original rule, published in October 2025, removed a provision that allowed certain immigrants to continue working legally while their work permit renewal applications were being processed. This change would primarily affect immigrants who hold temporary work permits, including asylum seekers, recipients of Temporary Protected Status, and other categories of workers who must periodically renew their employment authorization. If this congressional resolution passes both chambers and becomes law, it would restore the automatic extension system, allowing affected workers to maintain their legal work status during the renewal process rather than potentially facing employment gaps. The resolution was introduced in December 2025 by Senator Rosen and eleven other Democratic senators and was placed on the Senate calendar in March 2026.

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