From the Daily Caller: Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office announced Thursday that New York City will stop providing food vouchers to migrants, CBS News New York reported.
NYC will phase out out a program that gave prepaid debit cards to migrant families in city-funded hotels to purchase their own meals and essentials, according to CBS News New York. The program will provide migrant families with debit cards until the end of the year. After that, the city will deliver food directly to migrants.
“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. For over two years, we have provided care to more than 222,000 migrants while saving $2 billion in asylum seeker-related costs,” Adams said in a statement. “We will continue to implement and learn from innovative pilot programs like the immediate response cards program as we care for hundreds of new arrivals every week.”
CBS News explained: Under the pilot program, migrants staying in city-funded hotels received pre-paid cards to buy their own food and other necessities. The city spent $3.6 million on debit cards for about 2,600 migrant families who are staying in shelters without kitchen access.
The city had been passing out the cards from the Roosevelt Hotel, which is turned into a migrant shelter. A family of four had been receiving approximately $350 each week through the cards.
BREAKING: NYC Mayor Eric Adams announces end to program that gave debit cards to illegal immigrants less than 48 hours after Donald Trump’s victory
— America (@america) November 8, 2024
On Wednesday, Adams held a press conference to “discuss the results from last night’s election and the impacts on New York City.”
NYC Mayor Eric Adams congratulates President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice President-Elect JD Vance after their Tuesday night victory. pic.twitter.com/DH9hnhKO52
— The American Conservative (@amconmag) November 6, 2024
He also posted a photo, along with the following statement:
As mayor of America’s largest city, I know that the incoming Trump administration’s success is our success too. Our team will work with the incoming administration to make sure we continue to get support for housing, infrastructure, education, health care, and more.
We will also continue to promote our city’s values of standing up for women, our LGBTQ+ community, our immigrant brothers and sisters, and the millions of others who call NYC home, as well we as to ensure New York City continues to get the federal resources we need.
Now, more than ever, we must continue our important work in creating a safer, more affordable city for all New Yorkers.
As mayor of America’s largest city, I know that the incoming Trump administration’s success is our success too. Our team will work with the incoming administration to make sure we continue to get support for housing, infrastructure, education, health care, and more.
We will also… pic.twitter.com/boHSZSaVSE
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) November 6, 2024
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