New York Finds More Than 18,000 Jobs for Illegal Immigrants With Work Permits

This comes after the Biden administration expanded temporary protected status to many Venezuelan nationals living in New York City’s shelters.

A woman sells candy and other items in a New York City subway station on Aug. 18, 2023. Over 70,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in New York City since last year, according to City Hall, and many have taken to selling items on the streets and subways of the city. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Individuals who illegally came to the United States but have been given legal working papers can pick from over 18,000 jobs across the state of New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

As part of an effort to move tens of thousands of illegal immigrants out of the government’s care and into independent living, the New York State Department of Labor was tasked in late August with studying the type and number of job openings that could be filled by those with legal work status.