Kathy Hochul said the state was weighing whether to issue work permits directly to recent asylum seekers. From New York Times: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 the long wait for permits at the federal level. Such a drastic step would make New York the first state to openly test federal law, underscoring the depth of a crisis that has sent over 100,000 migrants to New York City over the past year. Click here to read more at nytimes.com.

Source: New York Times September 14, 2023 13:54 UTC