New York City quietly launched a pilot program in December 2023 that pays illegal aliens to leave its shelters.
Through the program, called Asylee Moveout Assistance (AMA), the NYC Department of Homeless Services is offering 150 families $4,000 per household to find permanent housing. The Department of Homeless Services has been dispensing the cash assistance since December to eligible households who live in the city’s emergency shelters.
According to NYC’s local Fox affiliate, eligibility for the program is limited to asylum-seeking families and pregnant women who are residing in select city-run emergency shelters and have already identified permanent housing. And although while these aliens are called “asylum-seekers,” it is not clear whether the families are actually required to file asylum applications to receive funds. The $4,000 may be used for security deposits, moving expenses, first and last month rent, and household necessities. Migrant families must document their expenses. Families can also receive up to $1,000 in gift cards for household necessities and moving expenses.
