He United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this will intensify investigations against working migrants in the North American country. This action responds to a policy update the maximum validity period of work authorization documents is shortened (EAD) certain foreigners.
The USCIS reported the news in a press release Changes in the periods of Validity of EADs for certain foreigners. According to the agency, this reduction will result most common safety investigations of aliens applying for work authorization in the United States.
The authorities have taken note of this examine more frequently These requests will enable you Deter fraud and detect migrants with potentially harmful intentions so that they can be processed for deportation from the North American country.
USCIS Director Joseph Edlow claimed: “Reduction the maximum validity period of EADs will ensure that those seeking to work in the country do not endanger public safety or promote harmful anti-American ideologies.”
In this sense, he added: “This is even more evident after the attack on National Guard members in our nation’s capital by an immigrant taken in by the previous administration.” USCIS must conduct security investigations on aliens more frequently“.
He Maximum validity period of initial and renewal EADs is changed from five years to 18 months for several categories of foreigners:
According to the authority responsible for processing immigration procedures, the Change affects foreigners who have applications for a work permit In Progress either filed on or after December 2, 2025.
With migrants Temporary protection status (TPS), different conditions apply, just like for refugees.
According to the provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill, the The validity period of the EAD is one year or the end date of the approved temporary residence permit. for the following categories:
In January 2025, 53.3 million immigrants lived in the United Statesthe highest value ever measured, according to a study by Pew Research Center.
In the following months, the number of foreigners leaving the country increased were deported compared to those who arrived. By June, the foreign-born U.S. population had shrunk by more than a million people.
Based on Census Bureau data, the organization’s analysis shows that as of June 2025:
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