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Migration Policy Institute
February 2023

Unblocking the U.S. Immigration System
By Julia Gelatt


For example, applicants for asylum are eligible for work authorization after their asylum application has been pending for 180 days. These EADs are now granted with a two-year validity period. 23 However, the average time for an asylum claim to be heard before an immigration judge is 4.3 years


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