Equal Protection for American Workers Act

HR 7582, the Equal Protection for American Workers Act, prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting work authorizations to immigrants who have been finally determined, through a valid immigration proceeding with due process, to have been unlawfully present in the United States at any time. This bill directly affects non-citizens who have received a final immigration decision confirming past unlawful presence. The key provision requires the Department of Homeland Security to deny work permits to this specific group, without creating new penalties or altering existing immigration enforcement. The law takes effect upon enactment and applies to all work authorization applications processed after that date. It focuses solely on restricting work authorization eligibility for this defined category of immigrants.