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New York City Mayor Axes Unpopular Migrant Debit Card Program as Bribery Charges and a New Trump Administration Loom

The program was started in March this year for migrant families who began arriving and settling in The Big Apple to purchase essential items like groceries.

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Mayor Adams leaves the federal courthouse after being arraigned on September 27, 2024. He is accompanied by his attorney, Alex Spiro. Alex Kent/Getty Images
PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

New York City has ended a program that provided prepaid debit cards to migrant families arriving at the city less than a year since it began.

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PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Mr. Chiaramonte was an investigative reporter and producer at Fox News, a correspondent for the New York Post, and a news editor for the Messenger.

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