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 ...
NYC to end controversial debit card program for migrants, City Hall says
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New York City to End Program Giving Migrants Vouchers for Food
New York City is ending a program that provides migrants staying in city-funded hotels with prepaid debit cards they can use to purchase food.
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.
New York City ends prepaid debit card program for migrants
A spokesperson for the mayor’s office said the program is ending because the contract is set to expire but did not provide a more specific reason.
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.
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
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