{"id":29982,"date":"2023-10-04T13:37:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T13:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=29982"},"modified":"2023-10-06T22:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T22:20:27","slug":"mayor-adams-gov-houchul-announce-38m-for-asylum-seeker-legal-services-case-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/29982","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Adams, Gov. Hochul announce $ 38m for asylum seeker legal services, case management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW YORK \u2013 New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $38 million in new state funding to bolster the city\u2019s efforts to provide legal services for asylum seekers. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes on the first day that the federal rule extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Venezuelans who entered the country before July 31, 2023 takes effect. To coincide with the federal rule taking effect today, the city will begin assisting eligible Venezuelan asylum seekers submit their paper applications for TPS and work authorization, in addition to their fee waiver forms at the city\u2019s Asylum Application Help Center, also partially funded by state resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout this crisis, New York City has led the nation in answering the call to support arriving asylum seekers, and that work continues again today in partnership with New York State,\u201d said Mayor Adams. \u201cWe were proud to lead the call to \u2018Let Them Work\u2019 and are grateful that the federal government heard us and has expanded the pathways to work for many of those in the city\u2019s care. With the expansion of Temporary Protected Status taking effect today, our teams are already hard at work helping them apply for work authorization, and this investment from the state will bolster those efforts to help thousands of migrants obtain work and eventually move out of shelter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor more than a year, the state and city have worked side-by-side to address the unprecedented humanitarian crisis we\u2019re experiencing,\u201d said Governor Hochul. \u201cAfter months of coordinated advocacy from New Yorkers, the federal government has made thousands of migrants from Venezuela newly-eligible for Temporary Protected Status. Our job now is to ensure these individuals fill out all the appropriate paperwork so they can attain work authorization, find a job, and exit taxpayer-funded shelter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn just a few months, our Asylum Seeker Application Help Center has assisted thousands of individuals and families complete their federal asylum applications and helping them move one step closer to obtaining work authorization and participating in the American Dream,\u201d said Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom. \u201cNow, with this investment from the state, we can build on that model, stand up satellite sites across the city to serve even more asylum seekers, and help Venezuelans who recently received TPS from the federal government. Thank you to Governor Hochul and her team for this investment and for answering our call for more support on this national crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a tough crisis to manage but the pathway out of crisis is through work and helping migrants live independently,\u201d said New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Jackie Bray. \u201cGovernor Hochul has been focused on funding and programs to help people leave shelter. This funding doubled down on earlier state funding for legal services, case management, and connections to legal employment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the coming weeks, the city and state will scale efforts at the Asylum Application Help Center, expanding case management and legal services to help more asylum seekers in the city\u2019s care obtain work authorization, stabilize their lives, and provide for themselves so they can move out of shelter.<\/p>\n<p>The city and state also plan to partner to expand access to legal and casework services by Opening additional Application Help Center satellite sites across the city;<br \/>\nLaunching roving teams within the city\u2019s emergency shelter sites to help asylum seekers apply on the spot for TPS and work authorization; and<br \/>\nScheduling those who enter the shelter system and are eligible for TPS for appointments to immediately apply upon entering the city\u2019s care.<br \/>\nSince this humanitarian crisis began, New York City has taken fast and urgent action \u2014 opening 210 emergency sites, including 17 other large-scale humanitarian relief centers. The city has also stood up navigation centers to connect asylum seekers with critical resources, enrolled thousands of children in public schools through Project Open Arms, and more. Earlier this spring, the city released \u201cThe Road Forward: A Blueprint to Address New York City\u2019s Response to the Asylum Seeker Crisis,\u201d detailing how the city will continue to manage the influx of asylum seekers and advocate for support from federal and state partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2013 New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $38 million in new state funding to bolster the city\u2019s efforts to provide legal services for asylum seekers. 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