Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will address the media outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday alongside activists and members of the New York delegation to outline their agenda.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.New York City’s public advocate is traveling to Washington, D.C. this week to call for the federal government to help local leaders confront the city's ongoing asylum seeker crisis.
The public advocate told Gothamist ahead of his trip — which happens to land during the city’s Immigration Heritage Week — that he hopes to bring together elected officials on the federal level to help New York better coordinate a response to an influx of migrants that has made headlines since last year.
Williams said the city has done what it can to deal with the crisis, but certain steps can only be taken on a federal level. Williams said he hopes to push for the, which directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide employment for asylum applicants. The New Way Forward Act, which seeks to reform the enforcement of immigration laws in the U.S., is also on his agenda.
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