Protect Employment Authorization for Those Seeking Asylum — Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA

Please take motion on the under alert by this Friday, April twenty fourth! Our associates at Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA) shared the under round advocating for asylum seekers:

On Feb. 23, 2026, the US authorities introduced a proposed rule that might successfully shut down entry to work permits for asylum seekers. Under this rule, in accordance with the authorities’s personal estimate, it might take up to 173 years earlier than new work allow purposes are accepted once more. The rule would additionally make some renewals more durable for those that have already got work permits, and it affords no plan to repair the large asylum backlog that created these delays in the first place.

This rule is just not last. From now till Apr. 24, 2026, the authorities is accepting public feedback on the proposal. By legislation, each distinctive, substantive remark should be learn and addressed earlier than the rule can transfer ahead.

You have the alternative to behave in two methods: