By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Work permits for asylum applicants could be paused for 'many years' under a proposed rule published by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on ...

Under the draft rule, work permits, officially known as Employment Authorization Documents, would be withheld until average asylum processing times fall below 180 days.

The new DHS proposal would pause processing of work permits for all new asylum applicants until average processing times for certain asylum applications reach 180 days or lower.

Migrants from Haiti stand in line outside the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid (COMAR) government office to apply for asylum in Mexico City, Tuesday, Jan.