In a rather confusing and contradictory move, New York City has begun distributing prepaid debit cards to illegal immigrants and asylum seekers. The program, spearheaded by Mayor Eric Adams in partnership with a New Jersey-based company, was launched on Tuesday at the Roosevelt Hotel.
The pilot scheme aims to provide financial support for foreigners who have made their way to the Big Apple. However, given the massive strain the influx of illegals and asylum seekers has placed on the city, it seems the city’s leadership has not considered the possibility that this program will only make the problem worse.
The Adams administration and Mobility Capital Finance have collaborated to provide preloaded Mastercards to illegal immigrants and asylum seekers in the city to streamline aid and supposedly save the city money.
The Adams administration launched its program to give prepaid debit cards to New York City migrants this week — two months after inking a controversial no-bid $53 million contract for the deal.
Staffers with the New Jersey company, Mobility Capital Finance, handed out eight preloaded Mastercards at the Roosevelt Hotel on Monday as part of its pilot program that will expand to 115 cards by next week, according to a City Hall spokesperson
The one-year deal came under fire after The Post first…
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