House Republicans grill NYC Mayor Eric Adams on giving migrants prepaid debit cards

FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans is pressing New York City Mayor Eric Adams connected whether immoderate national costs are being utilized for his city’s prepaid debit paper programme for migrants.

Adams’ Immediate Response Card aviator programme is aimed astatine giving asylum-seeking families astir $350 per period connected a prepaid debit card, astatine a full costs to nan metropolis of $53 million. Adams has said nan programme would only let them to bargain nutrient and babe supplies.

But amid a surge of forbidden migration astatine nan separator complete nan past 2 years, Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, led a missive to Adams denouncing nan inaugural arsenic "a free handout to overseas nationals who illegally circumvented our migration processes."

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Rep. Lance Gooden, left, is starring a missive to New York City Mayor Eric Adams astir his city's prepaid debit cards for migrants. (Getty Images)

"Not only does this scheme neglect to reside nan underlying root of New York’s surging migrant population, but it further incentivizes nan presence of forbidden aliens who will consciousness justified successful receiving these taxpayer-funded benefits," Gooden’s missive said.

"Your agency has claimed the program, which is reportedly designed for purchasing nutrient and babe supplies, will prevention New York City astir $7.2 cardinal per twelvemonth by reducing nutrient waste. In reality, these ‘savings’ are worthless erstwhile compared to costs created by nan incentives your metropolis continues to reinforce."

More than 161,000 forbidden immigrants and asylum-seekers person poured into New York wrong astir nan past 2 years, straining nan bluish state’s resources and payer funds.

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The U.S. is experiencing a migrant situation astatine nan confederate separator that's since dispersed to awesome cities crossed nan country. (James Breeden for New York Post/Mega)

The House Republicans based on of Adams’ caller program, "Distributing untraceable rate connected transferable debit cards will only consequence successful an summation of immigrants domiciled successful NYC, which you erstwhile said would beryllium ‘destroyed’ by nan migrant crisis."

"In total, nan $53 cardinal planned for nan full programme is much than double nan magnitude New York State has budgeted for its Department of Veterans Affairs aliases Office of National and Community Services successful 2025. It is disturbing to spot New York City prioritizing undocumented, forbidden immigrants complete nan needs of its ain citizens," nan missive said.

The lawmakers questioned Adams connected whether "any national funds, including immoderate caller costs approved for New York City," are being utilized connected nan program. 

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Republicans person hammered President Biden for not doing capable to extremity nan migrant crisis. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

They besides asked for much specifications connected "the recognition a migrant must supply to enroll successful nan program" and whether they’re first required to beryllium vetted by Border Patrol authorities.

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"We dream you will contemplate nan semipermanent and burdensome costs to American citizens and taxpayers successful New York City, and we powerfully promote you to admit these consequences erstwhile considering early projects for your city. We look guardant to your timely and capable response," they wrote.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Adams’ agency for comment.