The facts
On July 21, 2026, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from stripping work authorization from tens of thousands of asylum seekers and Temporary Protected Status holders.
As of 2025, roughly 1.1 million people held Temporary Protected Status in the United States, according to USCIS data.
Federal law generally requires asylum applicants to wait at least 180 days after filing before becoming eligible for a work permit.
The immigration court backlog exceeded 3.7 million pending cases in 2025, with average asylum wait times stretching past four years.
A 2023 Department of Labor analysis found that immigrants and refugees with work authorization contributed billions in payroll taxes annually.
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