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NYC Scraps Controversial Migrant Debit Card Program Amid Backlash

New York City has decided to end its controversial prepaid debit card program for migrants, which provided up to $18,500 annually to migrant families for essential purchases like food and baby supplies. The program, which began earlier this year, faced criticism for potentially being prone to misuse and for prioritizing migrants over other residents in need. Mayor Eric Adams announced that the program will be phased out by the end of the year after distributing millions in aid. The decision comes amid growing political pressure and concerns over the city's handling of the migrant crisis.

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 @LivelyJ0intCommitt3eProgressive from Texas  commented…7mos7MO

It’s disappointing that NYC is bowing to political pressure instead of finding sustainable ways to support vulnerable migrant families. These folks need real help, and cutting this lifeline just makes their situation even worse.

 @5G63292Libertarianfrom Colorado  commented…7mos7MO

Good. The government shouldn't be using taxpayer money to hand out debit cards in the first place, especially when there are plenty of hardworking citizens struggling to make ends meet. Let people keep their own money and decide how to spend it instead of these top-down, wasteful programs.

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Illegal immigrant debit card program ended in NYC

https://americanmilitarynews.com

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city is ending its free debit card program for illegal immigrants in the city's shelters.

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NYC ending controversial migrant debit card program

https://yahoo.com

New York City is ending a pilot program that provided migrant families with up to $350 a week on prepaid debit cards. Critics had argued that the program was vulnerable to misuse and prioritized migrants over New Yorkers in need.

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NYC Halts $18,500 Prepaid Card Program for Migrants Amid Criticism

https://lawyer-monthly.com

NYC Mayor Eric Adams halts the $18,500 prepaid card program for migrants following criticism. The program will end by year’s end after distributing $3.2 million.

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No One’s Safe: Trump’s ‘Border Czar’ Homan Promises Sweeping Deportation Operation

TOM COTTON is slated to be the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, putting “I think mass deportation is just talk, but the era of open borders will be over,” Scott McConnell, a co-founder of The American Conservative, wrote on X. In July a Mexican-born Trump backer told The Times, “Last time, he didn’t even finish the wall. What’s he going to do this time?”Now the answer is taking shape: He’s going to oversee a militarized mass roundup of the undocumented. On Sunday, Trump named Tom Homan, his former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as “border czar.”In a speech to this year’s National Conservatism Conference, Homan, who oversaw Trump’s family separation policy, promised a “historic deportation operation” from which no undocumented immigrant would be safe. “No one’s off the table in the next administration,” he said. “If you’re here illegally, you better be looking over your shoulder.”Then, on Monday, Trump named the obsessively anti-immigrant Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff. Miller’s portfolio, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reported in The Times, “is expected to be vast and to far exceed what the eventual title will convey.” Miller has been forthright about his desire to purge immigrants here illegally, as well as many here legally, from the United States.Among other things, Miller has said that Trump would cancel the temporary protected status of thousands of Afghans who fled here after the Taliban’s takeover and take another stab at ending DACA, the program that protects from deportation some immigrants brought to the United States as children.Most significantly, he’s laid out plans to use National Guard troops to help arrest migrants en masse, warehousing them in military camps while they await deportation. No one should be shocked when this happens. I suspect some will be anyway.

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Hegseth Out, DeSantis In? Trump Rethinks Defense Pick

President-elect Donald Trump is considering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible replacement for Pete Hegseth, his pick to run the Pentagon, according to people familiar with the discussions, amid Republican senators’ concerns over mounting allegations about the former Fox News host’s personal life.Picking DeSantis, a 2024 GOP primary rival for the presidency, would amount to a stunning turn for Trump. But he would also find in the governor a well-known conservative with a service record who shares Trump’s—and Hegseth’s—view on culling what they see as “woke” policies in the military.Trump allies increasingly think Hegseth might not survive further scrutiny, according to people close to the president-elect’s team, which considers the next 48 hours to be crucial to his fate.DeSantis, who served as a Navy lawyer in Iraq and the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, was on an earlier list of potential defense-secretary candidates that transition officials presented to the president. Trump ultimately went with Hegseth. But as Hegseth’s nomination has faltered, that list has been revived and DeSantis is again among the choices Trump is considering, the people said.The discussions are in their early stages, one of the people said, adding that Trump has floated DeSantis’s name in casual conversations with guests at Mar-a-Lago, his private Florida club.Trump could decide not to choose DeSantis and select another replacement, if Hegseth’s nomination falls apart, the people said. Another potential defense-secretary candidate who has been discussed by Trump allies, according to people familiar with the matter, is Elbridge Colby, a former Pentagon official and ally of Vice President-elect JD Vance. Trump is also considering Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa) for the job, some of the people said.DeSantis was once seen as an acolyte of Trump but his decision to challenge the former president in the 2024 GOP primary began a conflict between them, with Trump casting DeSantis as disloyal. Trump easily prevailed in the primary and friends of the two have worked to repair the relationship.

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