NYC launches $53M program to hand out pre-paid debit cards to migrant families

Migrants in New York City will receive prepaid debit cards, not credit cards, for designated goods

Amid a massive influx of migrants to New York City, social media users are misrepresenting the new program with false claims about the type of aid participants will receive.

NYC to roll out $53 million prepaid card program for migrant families

The amount allocated to each prepaid debit card would be contingent on the family's size and any existing income they might have.

New York City launches $53 million program to support illegal immigrants with prepaid credit cards

Each card will be replenished every 28 days, with the amount allocated based on family size; for instance, a family of four could receive up to $1,000 monthly.

NYC giving $53 million to illegal immigrants in pre-paid debit cards

NYC Mayor Eric Adams's administration will be giving pre-paid debit cards to illegal immigrants who are currently provided with hotel rooms.

NYC to give prepaid debit cards to migrant families to buy food, baby supplies

NEW YORK (PIX11) – New York City will be distributing prepaid debit cards to migrant families as part of a new pilot program to help them buy food and baby supplies. The prepaid debit cards will be supplied to an initial 500 migrant families with children to use exclusively to buy food and baby supplies at bodegas, grocery stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores. The prepaid debit cards will be used in place of New York City’s current syste…

Police sources cited by the New York Post indicated that migrants first steal victims' phones and then use Apple Pay and credit cards to make large purchases in their countries of origin.