Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, Sept. 12, 2023 "Frustrated by the federal response to the migrant crisis, Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday that New York State was considering ways to issue work permits to asylum seekers in a bid to circumvent...
Joshua Solomon, Times Union, Aug. 27, 2023 "[M]igrants are falling behind in the process of seeking asylum to gain working papers, despite elected leaders repeatedly highlighting the need for that authorization to fill well-documented labor shortages and...
Crystal Bermudez, WENY, Aug. 17, 2023 " Nearly 100,000 migrants have arrived in New York City since the Spring of 2022. While asylum seekers are granted permission to come to the U.S. to await their hearings, new numbers show the concrete jungle is running...
Matthew Chayes, Newsday, June 19, 2023 "Most asylum-seeking migrants who have been arriving in cities like New York — some of whom the mayor wants to relocate to Long Island and beyond — aren’t likely to be allowed to stay legally in the...
Chris Sommerfeldt and Tim Balk, New York Daily News, Sep 14, 2022 NYC asks feds to fast-track work papers for migrants amid busing crisis - "Mayor Adams and members of the City Council have begun to aggressively pressure the federal government to process...
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara stated : “Our asylum laws exist to provide a safe haven in the United States to immigrants subject to persecution in their own countries for exercising freedoms fundamental to a democracy. As alleged, these defendants, including...