New York City is ending its controversial program that gave newly arriving migrants debit cards pre-loaded with money to pay for food, baby supplies and other

New York City announced Thursday it will soon stop giving migrants prepaid debit cards for food. A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams’ office said it will not renew the “immediate response cards pilot program.

New York City will end its prepaid debit card voucher program for asylum-seekers. The program distributed debit cards to migrant families staying in city-funded hotels, which allowed them to buy their own food.

New York City will end a pilot program that gave prepaid debit cards to migrant families to help them buy food. New York City launched the program earlier this year. It allowed migrant families to buy food at grocery stores,