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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has suddenly ended the facility of automatic renewal of Employment Authorization Document (EAD) for some migrant groups. The decision has raised concerns among migrant communities, legal experts and migrant rights groups.

Experts say this move could impact the American workforce and put many immigrants’ jobs at risk, as EAD renewal already takes a long time. The new rule has come into effect from Thursday (October 30, US time), under which now people whose EAD renewal file is pending will not be able to continue working.

India is most affected

This change is going to have the biggest impact on Indian employees, because the number of H-1B visa holders and Indian students working after studies under the OPT program is the highest. Especially the spouses of H-1B visa holders working on EAD will be the biggest blow by this move. Refugees with pending cases will also be affected by this decision. However, it will not affect green card holders, main applicants for H-1B visa, L-1 visa holders and O-1 category people, because they do not require EAD.

Now there will be a new investigation every time

Under the new rule, people applying for EAD renewal after October 30 will not get automatic extension. There will be fresh investigation every time. DHS says this step has been taken to increase security and identify potentially dangerous individuals.

Criticism of sudden rule change

Immigration experts and legal organizations have criticized this decision. He says that due to sudden change of rules without any prior notice, thousands of skilled migrants and their employers are in trouble. David Beer, an immigration expert at the Cato Institute, described the decision as “inaction” on the part of the government and said the move would leave people suddenly without jobs. A South Carolina immigration firm wrote that this rule will harm American companies and employees, because existing employees will not be able to work.

danger of losing job

According to immigration lawyer Kripa Upadhyay, EAD renewal takes 7-10 months and in the meantime employees may have to lose their jobs, because USCIS does not provide premium processing facility for EAD.

What is DHS’s argument?

DHS said this rule will ensure greater scrutiny of migrant workers. The agency said that America Working in the UK is ‘not a right but a privilege’ and this new rule will help prevent fraud and increase security.

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