New York leaders say feds have to intervene in asylum seekers crisis

For months, New York officials grappling with an unexpected and unrelenting influx of asylum-seeking immigrants sent here from border states have been pressing Washington for help. President Joe Biden's administration answered Wednesday, at least on the policy front.

The Department of Homeland Security announced that it would allow up to 24,000 Venezuelans to enter the country legally, provided the migrants had a U.S.-based financial sponsor. That comes against the backdrop of what New York City officials have predicted could be up to 100,000 migrants flowing into New York alone.

The administration announced it would also use a policy known as Title 42 to keep many migrants from arriving at the U.S. border in the first place. The policy, instituted by former President Donald Trump's administration, came into effect in 2020 at the start of the pandemic as a means of protecting public health.

The administration’s moves were denounced by immigrant rights advocates, who said they would result in thousands of people being denied their right to apply for asylum. They also noted that the U.S. approach to Venezuelans fleeing an economic crisis wasn’t nearly as generous as its approach to the 100,000 Ukrainians who have entered the United States fleeing the Russian invasion this year.

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