New York City's Democratic Mayor Eric Adams announced a $53 million free debit card program for immigrants just one day after President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 election with his hard-line stance on immigration. suddenly announced its termination.
Adams announced the program in February, ostensibly to help undocumented immigrants buy their own food. He also claimed it would save cities money on immigration.
The mayor launched a pilot program in February to channel $53 million in taxpayer dollars to Mobility Capital Finance through a no-bid contract to provide 500 immigrant families with prepaid debit cards while living in hotels rent-free. I decided to pour it in.
He moved to expand the program to 7,000 more immigrants by July, at an additional cost of $2.6 million to taxpayers.
But now the program has suddenly become dormant.
“As we move toward more competitive contracting for the Asylum Seeker Program, we have chosen not to renew the emergency contract for this pilot program after the one-year period ends,” Adams' office said. said in a statement. statement To WABC TV in New York:
In early 2024, Adams hailed the program as a way to reduce food waste and reduce costs. And despite his sunny declarations about the policy, Mr. Adams has not given a reason why he is discontinuing the debit card program.
Mr. Adams has come under heavy criticism for his promiscuous spending on immigration. But he was recently handed a check for expenses when the city auditor moved. cancel City Hall's ability to enter into emergency agreements for immigration services.
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