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 ...

The Adams administration has touted the pilot program as a cost-saving measure and a way to limit food waste, while conservatives have criticized it as vulnerable to misuse.

A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams’ office said it will not renew the “immediate response cards pilot program.” The program directed funds toward migrant families in the city’s Housing Preservation and Development system that were living in hotels.

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.

Mayor Eric Adams is ending his administration's controversial program supplying migrants in city shelters with prepaid debit cards to pay for groceries.

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,