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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Financial impact and budget allocation for NYC's asylum seeker response
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Schaefer details the substantial financial commitment New York City has made in response to the asylum seeker crisis, highlighting both past expenditures and future projections.
- Through January 2024, NYC has spent an estimated $7.14 billion on the asylum seeker response
- The city projects spending $2.66 billion in fiscal year 2026
- The operation supports three sheltering agencies and more than 20 other agencies managing the response
- Approximately 43,000 individuals remain in care across 181 sites
- The response involves thousands of city employees, non-profits, and contractors
Molly Schaefer
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Through January 2024, New York City has spent an estimated 7,140,000,000.00 on the asylum seeker response and is projected to spend 2,660,000,000.00 in fiscal year twenty twenty six.
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Our operation supports three sheltering agencies and more than 20 other agencies managing the response.
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A whole of government and society approach and while we have seen a significant decrease in the number of asylum seekers entering shelter each week since the height of the response, approximately 43,000 individuals remain in our care across 181 sites.
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I also want to mention that we work across thousands of city employees involved in this as well as non profits and contractors.