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New York City to expand program providing prepaid debit cards to migrants

The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City's primary migrant arrival center. (Credit: Latin Times/Andrea Pineda-Salgado)

A program providing prepaid debit cards to migrants in New York City has been expanded for an additional six months, Noticias Telemundo reported.

The initiative is set to reach about 7,300 migrants over the next six months and cost $2.6 million. It's aimed at families with children or pregnant women.

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