Proposal to Undo Guestworker Spouse Work Permits Coming Soon (1)

A proposed rule to undo an Obama administration regulation giving work permits to the spouses of certain skilled guestworkers is expected to clear the Homeland Security Department within the next three months.

“DHS’s senior leadership reviewed the proposed rule” and returned it to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services this month to make certain changes, the agency said in a Sept. 21 court filing. This type of review is “standard practice” at the agency, it said.

“When the necessary revisions are incorporated, USCIS will return the proposed rule to DHS for final clearance” and submission to the White House Office of ...