NYC to end controversial debit card program for migrants, City Hall says. By . Arya Sundaram. Published Nov 7, 2024. Modified Nov 7, 2024. Share. Never miss a story Email ...

NEW YORK — New York City will end its controversial debit card program for migrants. Under the pilot program, migrants staying in city-funded hotels received pre-paid cards to buy their own food ...

The debit card program will conclude at the end of the year, and the administration has decided not to renew it. The program provided a family of four with two children up to $350 a week.

As of Nov. 3, Fowler said the city issued 4,294 prepaid debit cards under the scheme to 4,711 individuals, making up the 2,600 families. But the program was marred by controversy from the moment ...

Editor’s note: The story in the video player aired on July 3, 2024. NEW YORK (PIX11) – New York City will end a pilot program that gave prepaid debit cards to migrant families to help them buy ...

Mayor Eric Adams is ending his administration’s controversial program supplying migrants in city shelters with prepaid debit cards to pay for groceries. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images 5 ...

New York City NYC ends taxpayer-funded prepaid debit card program for illegal immigrants The Immediate Response Cards pilot program provided asylum-seeking migrants with up to $350 per week ...

The program, which began in late March, provided debit cards for food and baby supplies to 2,600 migrants who arrived in the city and were staying in hotels funded by the city.

New York City will end a pilot program that gave prepaid debit cards to migrant families to help them buy food. New York City launched the program earlier this year. It allowed migrant families to ...

New York City will end a pilot program that gave prepaid debit cards to migrant families to help them buy food. New York City launched the program earlier this year. It allowed migrant families to ...