For Migrants in Shelter, An Asylum Application Can Mean the Difference Between 30 or 60 More Days
It’s been several months since new rules went into effect for how migrants and asylum seekers can earn more time in the city’s shelters, based on their efforts to leave the system and often determined on a case-by-case basis. The city is now granting longer, 60-day extensions to those who fall into a category known as Permanently Residing Under the Color of Law (PRUCOL), meaning they’re eligible for certain public benefits.
Additional time will provide stability to asylum applicants while they wait to obtain a work permit, which they can only do 150 days after filing, according to Josh Goldfein, an attorney for the Legal Aid Society.
