NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has faced criticism lately for not doing enough to help tackle New York City’s migrant crisis, joined Mayor Eric Adams on Monday in begging President Joe Biden to use executive authority to expedite work papers for asylum seekers.
Under federal law, asylum seekers must generally wait six months from the day they submit their claims before they can apply for U.S. work authorization — a delay Adams, Hochul and other New York politicians have said is highly problematic at a time when tens of thousands of migrants are residing in the city.
In a Monday morning press conference with Hochul, Adams said Biden can by the stroke of a pen undo the six-month rule.
