NYC Mayor Adams Calls For Expedited Work Authorization For Asylum Seekers

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 31: Commissioner Manuel Castro, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, greets nonprofit community-based organizations at the end of the event as New York City Mayor Eric Adams, labor union officials and elected officials call on the federal government to expedite work authorization permits for asylum seekers on August 31, 2023 in New York City. The Adams administration has repeatedly called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency, enabling NYC to use federal funds. Mayor Adams continues his plea to the federal government and President Joe Biden to accelerate the work permit process for the asylum seeker. (Footage by Tomas Abad/Getty Images)