EAD Backlog: Immigration Authorities Implement Practical Fix for a Pressing Problem
By: Richard Hanus, Esq. Published May 3, 2022 Up until a few years ago, the renewal of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for foreign nationals residing in the U.S. was rarely a matter of news or drama. These days though, EAD holders and their employers are facing way too much challenge when it comes to following the law. What should be a boring, routine process for our legal immigration system has turned into one that all too often involves crisis. First, the system is now facing an accumulated backlog of 1.5 million EAD applications. Additionally, foreign nationals are facing impossibly long processing times – more [...]