Ofcls in #NewYork, #Chicago & other northern cities where #migrants have strained #shelter capacity & #SocialServices have been urging #Biden to expedite the #WorkPermits so newcomers can better support themselves.

More than 6M #Venezuelans have left the country during a decade of #political & #economic turmoil in their homeland. About 500k have been taken into custody at the US border since 2021, the largest Venezuelan #migration wave in US history.