New York City announces more asylum spending cuts for a total of 30%

Published February 21, 2024 2:36pm ET



New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday that his administration is cutting 10% in funding geared toward asylum-seekers to join the additional 20% in spending cuts already announced in New York City’s preliminary budget.

The announcement of the slash in immigrant funding came after Adams said in an interview with ABC 7 that drastic city budget cuts across all municipal agencies wouldn’t be needed after the cuts to spending on asylum-seekers, as well as a “better-than-expected economic performance” in 2023.

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