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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S09106Enacts the "New York emergency expedited temporary work permit act" to allow asylum seekers to apply for and be granted temporary work permits while their federal immigration status is being determined.
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Creates a state temporary work permit program for asylum seekers and allows their appointment to civil service positions, enabling legal employment for immigrants whose federal status is pending.
The commissioner shall establish a temporary program for the expedited issuance of work permits by the department to asylum seekers residing in New York within forty-five days of application.
Adds 'status as an asylum seeker' to the list of protected categories against employment discrimination and recognizes state authority to issue work permits while federal immigration status is pending.
The opportunity to obtain employment without discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, marital status, disability, or status as an asylum seeker, is hereby recognized as and declared to be a civil right.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a state asylee worker permit program to expedite temporary work authorization (within 45 days, no fee, 18-month validity) for asylum seekers while their federal applications are pending, adds asylum-seeker status as a protected civil right against employment discrimination, and authorizes civil service appointments for permit holders. These provisions reduce barriers to legal employment for certain noncitizens, thereby limiting the practical scope of state/local immigration enforcement in the employment context. No provisions address cooperation with federal authorities, E-Ver
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