Senator Rosen Is Leading Efforts To Overturn Trump Rule Rescinding Automatic Work Permit Renewals
LAS VEGAS, NV – Last week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) hosted a roundtable discussion in Las Vegas with immigration service providers to discuss the impact of a Trump rule ending the automatic extension of work permits for those who have pending renewals. This rule change, which the Trump Administration announced last fall, makes it unjustifiably harder for previously-vetted immigrants with legal status to continue to work and not have a lapse in their work authorization, even if they file for renewal well in advance. Due to long processing wait times at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), immigrants with legal status who submitted work permit renewal applications on time will be left without work authorization while they wait for months for the agency to process their renewal application. Senator Rosen is working to force a vote in the Senate on her legislation to overturn this harmful Trump rule change.
KLAS Las Vegas: Rosen holds roundtable on her effort to overturn Trump’s elimination of automatic work permit extensions
Anchor: “A controversial immigration policy could impact thousands of workers all across the state. The change announced under the Trump Administration eliminated automatic extensions for certain work permits. Well, Senator Jacky Rosen wants to overturn that policy, so she held a roundtable in Las Vegas today and says backlogs with U.S. immigration services that handle those permits could mean people are out of work until their permit gets processed.”
Senator Rosen: “Lose their job, not be able to work, what if they’re your teacher, your nurse, or work in our hospitality industry? A third of individuals in the state of Nevada work in hospitality.”
Anchor: “Senator Rosen will bring her effort to the Senate floor when Congress returns to session next week.”
Telemundo Las Vegas: Rosen lidera discusión sobre la extensión automática de los permisos de trabajo
Anchor: “Van más de 5 meses desde que la administración Trump eliminó la extensión automática de permisos de trabajo, un gran problema para millones de personas que dependen de él. Antes sí se renovaba antes del tiempo, el permiso se extiende automáticamente hasta 540 días mientras era procesado debido a los largos tiempos del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. Ahora vemos como personas con DACA, Asilo, TPS, Visa, y cónyuges con visas de trabajo se han quedado sin empleo. Por tal motivo, la senadora Jacky Rosen lideró la mañana de este viernes una mesa redonda con proveedores de servicios de inmigración para debatir el impacto de esta medida que interrumpe la autorización laboral, incluso si presentan su solicitud de renovación con mucha antelación.”
Senator Rosen: “There’s a cascading effect. So let’s say that you’re working here as a nurse, or a teacher, or hospitality worker. Now you can’t work. So it is not just our immigrant community that’s going to be impacted. Our entire economy will begin to collapse because of this.”
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Anchor: “Por su parte, la senadora concluye diciendo que los inmigrantes que viven, trabajan y contribuyen sin duda a nuestra economía. Son fundamentales para la prosperidad de Nevada y esto es una cadena económica que se pudiera colapsar en cualquier momento.”
Univision Las Vegas: Rosen discute el impacto de la eliminación de la extensión automática de permisos de trabajo
Reporter: “La senadora Jacky Rosen organizó una mesa redonda en la Cámara Latina de Comercio de Las Vegas, donde se reunió con proveedores de servicios de inmigración para discutir el impacto de la eliminación de la extensión automática de los permisos de trabajo. Este cambio anunciado por la Administración Trump el otoño pasado podría dejar a muchos inmigrantes sin autorización para trabajar, mientras esperan la renovación.”
Senator Rosen: “Esto va a provocar un gran colapso de nuestra economía. Va a afectar a nuestros negocios, a nuestras industrias, va a provocar quiebras, vamos a perder nuestra calificación crediticia y no podemos construir nuestro país y nuestra fuerza laboral migrante.”
Reporter: “El problema se agrava por los largos tiempos de procesamiento del servicio de ciudadanía e inmigración, conocido como USCIS. Aunque muchos solicitantes presentan sus renovaciones a tiempo, podrían quedarse sin permiso de trabajo durante meses, mientras esperan una respuesta.”
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Reporter: “Mientras tanto, la senadora Rosen asegura que ya está trabajando en el Senado para forzar una votación sobre una legislación que busca revertir este cambio y proteger a los trabajadores afectados.”
KLAS Las Vegas: Nevada senator pushes to reverse work permit rule as delays impact workers
- Nevada Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen met with immigration advocates on Friday, pushing to reverse a rule change tied to President Donald Trump.
- A rule change announced under the Trump Administration eliminated automatic extensions for certain work permits, leaving many immigrants in limbo, creating uncertainty not just for their families, but for the businesses that rely on them.
- Without automatic work permit extensions, even those who followed every step correctly can suddenly find themselves unable to work, stuck in a waiting game that could last months.
- “You can only apply to renew your work permit six months in advance. Currently, it takes up to 18 months to get it done, and less than half get it done within the six months,” Sen. Rosen said.
- Sen. Rosen is now leading an effort in Washington to overturn the policy and restore automatic extensions for work permits.
- She said restoring automatic extensions would help stabilize Nevada’s workforce, especially in industries that depend heavily on immigrant labor.
- “It’s not just the immigrant community that will be impacted, but our entire economy will begin to collapse because of this,” Sen. Rosen said.
- In Nevada, immigrants make up nearly one in five workers. Nationwide, advocacy groups estimate hundreds of thousands of work permit holders could be impacted by delays each year.
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