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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo in New York

New York rights groups call for fast-track work permits for asylum seekers

Asylum seekers line the side walk of the Roosevelt Hotel as their cases wind through the legal hallways.
Asylum seekers line the side walk of the Roosevelt Hotel as their cases wind through the legal hallways. Photograph: John Nacion/Shutterstock

A powerful group of labor and immigration rights organizations in New York is calling on the Biden administration to expand rights for migrants that would fast-track work permits for them and help alleviate strain on social services, as shelter systems overflow.

A coalition of union and human rights advocacies has urged Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to give more people Temporary Protective Status (TPS) , a provision giving migrants the ability to live and work in the US legally for an extended period.

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