USCIS announced this week that it will automatically extend employment
authorization for eligible Liberian nationals who are currently covered
under Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) through March 31, 2012. This
announcement follows a similar one by President Obama, in which he
stated he would extend DED through March 31, 2013 for all qualified
Liberians, as well as people without nationality who last “habitually”
resided in Liberia.
This automatic extension of existing Employment Authorization Documents
for eligible Liberians will allow them to continue working in the U.S.
while they file applications for new authorization documents. The new
documents will be valid until the close of DED in 2013.
