8 U.S.C. § 1105a : US Code - Section 1105A: Employment authorization for battered spouses of certain nonimmigrants

Search 8 U.S.C. § 1105a : US Code - Section 1105A: Employment authorization for battered spouses of certain nonimmigrants

(a) In general
In the case of an alien spouse admitted under subparagraph (A),
(E)(iii), (G), or (H) of section 1101(a)(15) of this title who is
accompanying or following to join a principal alien admitted under
subparagraph (A), (E)(iii), (G), or (H) of such section,
respectively, the Secretary of Homeland Security may authorize the
alien spouse to engage in employment in the United States and
provide the spouse with an "employment authorized" endorsement or
other appropriate work permit if the alien spouse demonstrates that
during the marriage the alien spouse or a child of the alien spouse
has been battered or has been the subject of extreme cruelty
perpetrated by the spouse of the alien spouse. Requests for relief
under this section shall be handled under the procedures that apply
to aliens seeking relief under section 1154(a)(1)(A)(iii) of this
title.
(b) Construction
The grant of employment authorization pursuant to this section
shall not confer upon the alien any other form of relief.