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Biden administration settles with spouses of immigrant visa holders, clearing them for work
According to this article on The Hill, by MICHAEL SCHNELL
“The Biden administration reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit on Wednesday that will make it easier for immigrant spouses without a visa to continue working in the U.S. without having to re-up their employment authorization.
The settlement, reached in a lawsuit brought by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) on behalf of immigrant spouses in August, will help thousands of immigrants in relationships with H-1B and L-1 visa holders who were facing long delays to receive their employment authorization because of a backlog in the system.
Specifically, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will give L-2 spouses automatic work authorization, meaning they will no longer have to apply for a separate work permit before arriving in the U.S. “