Stop Trump’s Ban on Work Permits

Action Alert

Make your voices heard! Join us in opposition to the proposed rule that would ban the ability for those with removal orders to obtain a work permit and provide for their families. This impacts thousands of Southeast Asian refugee families from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Cutting off work options for these families will likely increase homelessness, poverty, hunger, and mental health issues.   

Before the proposed rule can be finalized, the government is required to review and respond to each unique public comment submitted by organizations or individuals responding to the rule. This is your chance to make your voice heard. 

When making a comment it is important that you DO NOT copy and paste the sample comment into the form you submit. The government will only review and respond to unique comments. When expressing your opposition to the proposed rule, please be sure to reformulate the text, add your own voice, and speak to your own expertise and personal experiences, or those of people you know.  Explain why, in your view, the U.S. must preserve the right for immigrant/refugee communities to work and protect families. 

All comments are due by Monday, December 21, 2020 by 11:59 PM: 

To Submit a Comment:

  1. go online here and select the “comment now” button.
  2. let us know you have submitted a comment by clicking here.

For help submitting a public comment, the Northeast Pardon Project created a toolkit, which includes a Fact Sheet (translation available in Hmong, Khmer, Lao, and Vietnamese), steps on how to submit a comment, example comments, and public comment gathering volunteer opportunities: tiny.cc/ProtectWorkPermits

Joint Public Comment

Click here to view and download our joint public comment.