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US Employers with international workers who submitted an application for employment authorization that has been approved by USCIS, but your employee has not receive their Employment Authorization Document (EAD), it’s time to reach out to those employees immediately.
A member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has filed a class action law suit requesting that EADs be issued within seven (7) days, and there is a hearing on the Temporary Restraining Order scheduled for tomorrow, July 29.
Declarations from affected, eligible employees need to be submitted today, July 28, in order for the declarations to be presented during the TRO hearing tomorrow.
Submitting a declaration is super easy – sample attached - and message to send to your international workers who may qualify below:
“If you reside in the US, you submitted an Application for Employment Authorization and your Application has been approved but you have not received your EAD card, you may be eligible to submit a declaration TODAY for your declaration to be included in a Class Action Temporary Restraining Order hearing that will take place tomorrow, July 29, asking USCIS to issue approved EADs within seven (7) days.
Please see attached Sample Declaration, and follow instructions. Completed declarations can be sent as PDF files directly to the law firm handling this class action and TRO. Rob Cohen rcohen@porterwright.com”
As always, please check with your corporate immigration lawyer for specific legal advise regarding your situation or your employees’ situation.
Leyla McMullen
Business Immigration Attorney MDIVANI CORPORATE IMMIGRATION LAW FIRM
NOT LEGAL ADVICE: This article is for educational purposes only, it is not legal advice that may be applicable to our situation
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