Record immigration backlogs are complicating White House efforts to help cities like New York cope with a migrant crisis

By Marien Lopez Medina and Augusta Saraiva

(Bloomberg) — A months-long backlog in processing labor permits is complicating US government efforts to help cities like New York cope with an influx of undocumented immigrants and ease workers shortages.

In an effort to alleviate some of those pressures, the Biden administration has recently announced almost 500,000 Venezuelans now qualify for temporary work permits. But a mounting logjam at the cash-strapped agency in charge of immigration now threatens that solution.