Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2015
Sponsored By: Representative Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
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Summary
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2015 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. 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.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
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