{"id":8053,"date":"2026-09-11T15:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T21:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T21:32:16","slug":"dhs-proposes-ending-the-60-day-grace-period-after-job-loss-what-is-at-stake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/dhs-proposes-ending-the-60-day-grace-period-after-job-loss-what-is-at-stake\/","title":{"rendered":"El DHS propone eliminar el periodo de gracia de 60 d\u00edas tras la p\u00e9rdida del empleo: lo que est\u00e1 en juego"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you work on an H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN or E visa, there is a rule you may never have needed and that is quietly your safety net: the 60-day grace period<\/strong> after your job ends. The government has proposed eliminating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En el bufete de abogados Campos, seguimos de cerca la evoluci\u00f3n de la pol\u00edtica de inmigraci\u00f3n de EE. UU. para proteger los derechos y el futuro de nuestros clientes. A continuaci\u00f3n te explicamos lo que se sabe, lo que a\u00fan no se sabe y qu\u00e9 puedes hacer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What exactly is DHS proposing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

El September 11, 2026<\/strong>, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), published a proposed rule titled Eliminating the Discretionary 60-day Grace Period<\/strong><\/em> (docket USCIS-2026-0364, RIN 1615-AD22).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, 8 CFR 214.1(l)(2)<\/strong> allows certain nonimmigrant workers and their dependents to remain in the country for up to 60 days<\/strong> after employment ends \u2014 or until their authorized stay expires, whichever comes first \u2014 without being treated as having failed to maintain status<\/strong>. Even now it is discrecional<\/strong>: DHS may shorten or eliminate it case by case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal would remove it entirely. DHS argues this aligns the regulation with a statute that ties status to the employment supporting it, and reduces the administrative burden of case-by-case assessments. It also strikes a cross-reference at 8 CFR 204.5(p)(1)(i).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of this is in effect.<\/strong> It is a proposal subject to 60 days of public comment<\/strong>, running until roughly November 10, 2026<\/strong>. Until a final rule is published, the grace period remains available<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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