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March 15, 2015
Posted by Norka M. Schell
As part of a settlement of the class action lawsuit, ABT, et al., v. U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, et al., 11-cv-02108 (W.D. Wash.), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) have agreed to
change certain procedures that will affect the eligibility of some asylum applicants for
employment authorization documents (EAD). A full description of these changes can be found
in the ABT Settlement Agreement www.uscis.gov
