Advocates call on Biden to fast-track migrant work permits.
Immigration advocates in New York City
Have been calling on the Biden administration
To fast-track work authorization in response
To the influx of migrants arriving from Central and South America on buses from Texas and Arizona.
As of July, NYC has reported 4,000 asylum seekers arriving in the city, straining its shelter system and resources.
Immigration advocates in the city have been calling on Biden,
To expedite certain benefits
Such as issuing Work Permits to employment authorization documents faster to allow the migrants to become integrated in American society.
The city has been scrambling to bolster its shelter system and triage the most immediate needs of newly arrived migrants.