QUESTION
Who helps asylum seekers apply for work authorization from the federal government?
2:46:35
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The city has established clinics to assist asylum seekers in applying for work authorization from the federal government.
- The applications for work authorization are submitted either standalone or alongside the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) application.
- These clinics operate out of the mayor's office for asylum seeker operations.
- Tens of thousands of applications have been assisted through this initiative.
- Work authorization documents are sent directly to individuals, making it difficult for the city to track the number of recipients.
- Anecdotally, the success rate of these applications is very high.
Diana I. Ayala
2:46:35
So could you would you be able tell us who's responsible for applying for working papers from the federal government for the asylum seekers?
Molly Wasow Park
2:46:43
So I think I understand the question, but bear with me if I need to clarify.
2:46:50
The obviously, it's an application for to the feds for for work authorization, either a standalone for somebody who's applied for asylum or in conjunction with the with the TPS application.
2:47:03
The city has stood up extensive clinics to help people do those applications.
2:47:11
So that has been run out of out of city hall, out of the mayor's office for asylum seeker operations.
2:47:17
And I think tens of thousands of people have been able to submit applications.
2:47:22
The actual work authorization documentation goes to the individual themselves, not to the cities.
2:47:27
So we don't have specific numbers on the number of people who have received work authorization, but my understanding anecdotally is that the success rate is very high.
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