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During the meeting, the Biden administration agreed to work with
both New York State and New York City to close "the gap between
non-citizens who are eligible for work authorization and those
who have applied," the White House said in a statement.
The administration also committed to "starting a
first-of-its-kind national campaign" with information on how to
apply for employment authorization.
New York City has declared a state of emergency in response to
tens of thousands of migrants who have come to the city, some
bused in from states along the U.S. southern border in a
political dispute over border security.
In July, the state said it had provided services to 90,000
migrants since last spring and that nearly 55,000 remained in
its care.
Thousands of those migrants arrived on buses sent by Texas
Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, who has tried to shift the
burden of receiving them to Democratic strongholds.
Other steps discussed during the meeting include assistance from
federal agencies to support the health, education, and housing
of recent arrivals.
(Reporting by Nandita Bose in Washington; editing by Robert
Birsel)
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