High Application Fees and Waiver Process Create Barriers for Penniless Asylum Seekers in Obtaining Work Permits

High Application Fees and Waiver Process Create Barriers for Penniless Asylum Seekers in Obtaining Work Permits

What to know The price to be applied is as high as $545, an official said. However, the only reason immigrants are so in need of work permits is because they cannot afford the high price of submitting an application, creating an endless cycle of frustration for thousands of people who have arrived in New … Read more

Biden Grants Temporary Protected Status and Work Authorization to Venezuelan Immigrants in NY

Biden Grants Temporary Protected Status and Work Authorization to Venezuelan Immigrants in NY

NEW YORK — President Joe Biden plans to announce Wednesday night that he will grant temporary protected status to Venezuelans who arrived in the country before July 2023, according to New York officials briefed on the president’s plans. The news comes as New York City struggles to feed and house more than 60,000 immigrants, most … Read more

Archdiocese of Newark: Resources and Services for Migrants and Refugees in New Jersey

Archdiocese of Newark: Resources and Services for Migrants and Refugees in New Jersey

NEW JERSEY — The country’s immigration crisis has been felt in the tri-state area, mainly in New York City. However, on the other side of the Hudson River, the Archdiocese of Newark offers different resources and services to help migrants. According to the most recent statistics released by the American Immigration Council in 2019, New … Read more

Hillary Clinton Urges Biden Administration to Assist New York City with Immigration Crisis

Hillary Clinton Urges Biden Administration to Assist New York City with Immigration Crisis

What to know Hillary Clinton has been pressing the Biden administration to do more to help New York City manage its migrant crisis. Clinton is “doing what she can to persuade the administration” to help the city manage the influx. of 100,000 immigrants, including measures to allow work authorizations, an official said. Two sources familiar … Read more

Hillary Clinton Presses Biden Administration for Help with New York City’s Immigration Crisis

Hillary Clinton Presses Biden Administration for Help with New York City’s Immigration Crisis

What to know Hillary Clinton has been pressing the Biden administration to do more to help New York City manage its migrant crisis. Clinton is “doing what she can to persuade the administration” to help the city manage the influx. of 100,000 immigrants, including measures to allow work authorizations, an official said. Two sources familiar … Read more

New York City Identifies Asylum Seekers Eligible for Work Authorization and Provides Support

New York City Identifies Asylum Seekers Eligible for Work Authorization and Provides Support

What you should know New York City last week began identifying asylum seekers who meet the requirements for work authorization and helping them with the process, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday. To do this, the city has conducted surveys in person with the nearly 40,000 asylum seekers over the age of 18 and as of … Read more

New York City Mayor Announces Measures to Stabilize Finances Amid Asylum-Seeker Crisis

New York City Mayor Announces Measures to Stabilize Finances Amid Asylum-Seeker Crisis

What you should know Over the weekend, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced several measures to stabilize the finances of the city that has been under economic strain as it bears the brunt of the costs of the humanitarian crisis. of asylum seekers. Since the beginning of the asylum seeker crisis, New York City … Read more

New York City Schools Welcome Immigrant Children in Record Numbers

New York City Schools Welcome Immigrant Children in Record Numbers

what to know New York City has hosted 112,000 people since spring 2022, nearly 60,000 of whom are temporarily living in government shelters. Several major US cities have struggled with the influx of thousands of asylum seekers filling shelters to homeless after entering the United States. The huge public school system has about 3,400 teachers … Read more

Mayor Eric Adams Criticizes Governor Hochul’s Handling of Immigration Crisis

Mayor Eric Adams Criticizes Governor Hochul’s Handling of Immigration Crisis

what to know “Governor Hochul has been a partner in subway safety, in crime and in many things,” Eric Adams said Tuesday. “But I think the governor is wrong on this issue.” Hochul’s spokeswoman said Tuesday it was “unfortunate that the mayor chose to point the finger at the state” instead of focusing on solutions. … Read more

Mayor Adams Criticizes Governor Hochul’s Handling of Immigration Crisis

Mayor Adams Criticizes Governor Hochul’s Handling of Immigration Crisis

what to know “Governor Hochul has been a partner in subway safety, in crime and in many things,” Eric Adams said Tuesday. “But I think the governor is wrong on this issue.” Hochul’s spokeswoman said Tuesday it was “unfortunate that the mayor chose to point the finger at the state” instead of focusing on solutions. … Read more