NEW ORLEANS — Vilma Palacios has been held at the Basile, Louisiana detention center since June, even though she says she was in the process of renewing her work permit. “I told him 'why am I under ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul says there are 32,000 jobs ready and waiting for the immigrants who have flooded New York in recent months — but an apparent bottleneck in the federal work permit approval process ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Tuesday ...

A small fraction of recently arrived migrants have been approved for the documents they need to start working, according to a CBS-2 review of internal city data. But not everyone is eligible in the ...

EAST MOLINE, Ill. — On the second day of the federal government shutdown, Akwaaba QC is helping dozens of asylum seekers take the next step in their lives — applying for work permits to become legal ...

A pilot project allowing asylum-seeking migrants to apply for work permits in Chicago will begin on Thursday in a partnership between city, state and federal governments. The effort will be led by The ...