[[{“value”:”A$ 53 million pilot program that offers paid debit cards to illegal immigrants has been launched in New York City.
A few recent arrivals in the Big Apple were apparently given the first batch of debit cards by city officials on Monday, according to Fox News.
The mayor’s office confirmed that the program will offer migrant families of four with two under-five children up to$ 350 per week after their stay is over.
Next week, the program is anticipated to reach about 115 families.
PIX 11 reports:
New York City will implement a plan to offer bank cards loaded with cash to immigrant families to purchase baby and food supplies.
The pilot program, which drew criticism before also being rolled out, will put cards in the hands of migrant families beginning Monday, PIX11 News has learned.
By the end of the next week, the city will use a company called MoCaFi to distribute cards to 115 hotels. About 460 migrants, including many children, will be fed by the city in this manner.
WATCH:
NYC is about to begin offering$ 1400 prepaid debit cards to ILLEGALS for purchases of food and baby supplies.
How many prepaid debit cards are you getting, NY taxpayers who have two jobs? pic. twitter.com/IVm9XmGjW6
— Insurrection Barbie ( @Defiyantly Free ) March 26, 2024
NYC begins handing out prepaid debit cards to migrants in controversial program https ://t.co/rIHvNNOV0l pic. twitter.com/eEW2PgyuFx
— New York Post ( @nypost ) March 26, 2024
Per Fox News:
The paid cards may only be used at bodegas, grocery stores, supermarkets and convenience stores. According to Adams ‘ office, immigrants who are eligible for the program must sign an affidavit declaring that they will only use the funds to buy food and baby supplies, or that they could lose access to the funds.
Also, the mayor’s office confirmed that the pilot program was launched using a phased approach, starting with only a few hotels. Officials from the city have stated that the cards will be used over the course of a week and that their usage will be monitored.
The cards are reportedly being given to immigrant families who are staying at hotels that are being used as emergency shelters at the city’s arrival center, the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan.
Mobility Capital Finance, a company based in New Jersey, has worked with the city to implement the program.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a city hall spokesperson noted that New York City was “excited” about launching the effort, describing it as a” cost- saving measure]that ] will replace the city’s existing system of providing non- perishable food boxes to migrant families staying in hotels, much of which is often discarded”.”}]] [[{“value”:”
New York City is rolling out a $53-million pilot program to provide prepaid debit cards for illegal migrants.
Fox News reports that city officials handed out the first batch debit cards to a few migrants who had just arrived in New York.
The mayor’s office confirmed that the program will provide migrant family of four with at least two children under five up to $350 per week until they leave.
Next week, the program will be expanded to include 115 additional families.
PIX 11 news:
New York City is moving forward with a plan that will give debit cards with cash loaded to migrant families to buy food and supplies for babies.
PIX11 has learned that the pilot program, which drew a lot of criticism before it was even launched, will begin distributing cards to migrant families on Monday.
The city will distribute cards to 115 hotel families by the end of next week. The city will feed 460 migrants in this way, including many children.
WATCH:
NYC is about hand out $1400 prepaid debit cards for food and baby products to ILLEGALS.
How much do you get in prepaid debit card money if you are a NY taxpayer who works two jobs? pic.twitter.com/IVm9XmGjW6
Insurrection Barbie @DefiyantlyFree March 26, 2024
NYC begins handing out prepaid debit cards to migrants in controversial program https://t.co/rIHvNNOV0l pic.twitter.com/eEW2PgyuFx
New York Post (@nypost), March 26, 2024
Fox News:
The prepaid cards can only be used in supermarkets, bodegas and convenience stores. Adams’ office stated that migrant applicants must sign a sworn statement stating that they will only use the funds for food and baby products. Otherwise, they may lose access to funds.
The mayor’s office also confirmed that the pilot program had been launched in a phased manner, with only a handful of hotels at first. City officials have stated that the cards would be loaded with a week’s worth at a time, and that their usage would be monitored.
The cards are being distributed to migrant families staying in hotels that are being used for emergency shelters at the arrival center of the city, the Roosevelt Hotel, located in Manhattan.
The program is run by Mobility Capital Finance, a New Jersey-based company.
A spokesperson for the city hall told Fox News Digital that New York City is “excited” to launch the initiative, calling it a “cost saving measure [that] replaces the city’s existing system of providing nonperishable food boxes, which are often thrown away, to migrant family members staying in hotels.”
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