State, city and federal workers will look to help Venezuelans apply for legal protections.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.First, Democrats across New York had to help convince President Joe Biden’s administration to offer legal protections for Venezuelan migrants currently living in the U.S., a monthslong process that finally concluded late Wednesday night.
But that’s not exactly an easy task. Of the more than 60,000 migrants currently in New York City shelters or otherwise in the city’s care, an estimated 15,000 are Venezuelans who are newly eligible for TPS, according to Mayor Eric Adams. Each of them will have to send applications in to the federal government before they can be approved for work authorization.
The announcement followed months of public lobbying by Adams, Gov. Kathy Hochul and a bevy of Democratic lawmakers, who all said it could help alleviate the crisis conditions in New York City’s shelter system by allowing more migrants to legally earn income — which, in turn, could help them set out on their own.
Hochul’s office says more than 70 state workers from 16 different agencies have already been dispatched to help with the effort. On top of that, the federal government has about 50 workers on the ground in New York for the same purpose, according to the governor. State Assemblymember Catalina Cruz said the months of federal delay has led to a “red-tape crisis on our hands.”
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