NYC Ending Controversial Migrant Program

New York City will stop handing out prepaid debit cards to migrants that allowed them to buy food and other necessities.

The pilot program gave 2,600 migrant families a total of $3.2 million over the past year. That meant an average of about $350 per week for a family of four.

"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," the office of Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement.

The mayor's office didn't offer any specifics on its decision to end the program or how successful it was.

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