Foreign workers must stop working while their permits are renewed

The US Homeland Security Department is ending the automatic extension of work permits for some foreign workers. This means these workers will lose their legal ability to work if their renewal application is still pending after their current permit expires.

For years, certain foreign workers could keep working while the government processed their permit renewals. Now, their legal right to work will expire if the renewal takes too long. This means employers will lose staff, and workers will lose income, while they wait for paperwork.