NYC to end migrant debit card program

NYC to stop giving migrants prepaid debit cards for food
New York City announced Thursday it will soon stop giving migrants prepaid debit cards for food. A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams’ office said it will not renew the “immediate response cards pilot program.” The program directed funds toward migrant families in the city’s Housing Preservation and Development system that were living in hotels.
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.
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 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 Scraps Pre-Paid Debit Cards for Migrants
New York City Hall has announced the termination of its prepaid debit card program for migrants.The program, in place since March, provided debit cards to migrants in city-funded hotels to help cover basic needs but was heavily criticized by conservatives and has been scrapped by New York City officials just two days after Republican Donald Trump was confirmed as president-elect.
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 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
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
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.
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