Rights groups call on Biden administration to expand work permits for asylum seekers

Homeland Security secretary urged to grant Temporary Protective Status to migrants to help alleviate strain on systems

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.