New York City Will Stop Giving Debit Cards to Migrants NYT | Top Stories Emma G. Fitzsimmons 8 November 2024 at 08:26 Mayor Eric Adams is ending a contentious pilot program that gave 2,600 migrant families debit cards to purchase food. © Lucia Vazquez for The New York TimesUnder the debit card program, a family of four with young children received about $350 per week for food.