NYC to end migrant debit card program

NYC to end migrant debit card program as shelter numbers decline: Mayor Adams
New York City is winding down a controversial program that offers pre-paid debit cards to migrant families to use for purchasing food, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday. The city said that it was ending the program,
New York City ends prepaid debit card program for migrants
New York City will end its prepaid debit card voucher program for asylum-seekers. The program distributed debit cards to migrant families staying in city-funded hotels, which allowed them to buy their own food.
Illegal immigrant debit card program ended in NYC
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city is ending its free debit card program for illegal immigrants in the city's shelters.
New York City Mayor Axes Unpopular Migrant Debit Card Program as Bribery Charges and a New Trump Administration Loom
The program was started in March this year for migrant families who began arriving and settling in The Big Apple to purchase essential items
NYC to end controversial program supplying migrants with prepaid debit cards after dropping $53M
Mayor Eric Adams is ending his administration’s controversial program supplying migrants in city shelters with prepaid debit cards to pay for groceries.
New York City Will Stop Giving Debit Cards to Migrants
Mayor Eric Adams is ending a contentious pilot program that gave 2,600 migrant families debit cards to purchase food.
NYC Halts $18,500 Prepaid Card Program for Migrants Amid Criticism
NYC Mayor Eric Adams halts the $18,500 prepaid card program for migrants following criticism. The program will end by year’s end after distributing $3.2 million.
NYC to end controversial debit card program for migrants, City Hall says
The Adams administration has touted the pilot program as a cost-saving measure and a way to limit food waste, while conservatives have criticized it as vulnerable to misuse.
NY Mayor Adams: City won't renew existing contract for migrants' food, shelter, prepaid debit cards
"As we move towards more competitive contracting for asylum seeker programs, we have chosen not to renew the emergency contract for this pilot program once the one-year term concludes," Mayor Eric Adams's Office said in a statement.
NYC ends taxpayer-funded prepaid debit card program for illegal immigrants
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that the city would end the immediate response cards pilot program which gave prepaid debit cards to illegal immigrants.
New York City Set to End Contentious Program That Provides Debit Cards To Migrant Families
The program provided debit cards to some 2,600 migrant families living in hotels so they could buy food and baby supplies
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NYC ending controversial debit card program for migrants
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces End To NYC Food Vouchers For Illegal Immigrants
Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office announced Thursday that New York City will stop providing food vouchers to ...