Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters Friday she is continuing to press the federal government for further assistance in handling the influx of migrants and people seeking asylum into New York over the last several weeks. 

Hochul has requested additional aid from President Joe Biden's administration, including support for housing and resources from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. She is also urging the Biden administration to allow asylum seekers to obtain work permits on an expedited process while they are in the U.S. 

"We're very strongly pursuing the options that we believe are available to give these individuals TPS -- temporary protective status," she said during a stop in Syracuse. 

Hochul pointed to the debt cap negotiations in Washington taking up the lion's share of the attention in Washington over the last month. With the issue now resolved, Hochul said she will "plan on re-upping" her efforts on federal support. 

Thousands of migrants have arrived in New York over the last several weeks as a pandemic-era immigration order expired in May. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has voluntarily moved some migrants to upstate communities, with many being housed in hotels. 

Hochul insisted county governments will not be picking up the cost of housing migrants, with New York City paying the bills. 

New York officials are considering a range of sites for housing migrants, including Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, a hangar at John F. Kennedy International Airport and State University of New York campuses as well. 

For now, a decision on where migrants will be housed outside of the hotels and motels has not been finalized. Hochul on Friday said she wants many of the sites to be closer to New York City for migrants. 

About 300 people are being housed outside of New York City, Hochul said.