Economy
City Spending on Out-of-Town Tickets for Migrants Reaches $7.6 Million
Daniel Parra |
As of the end of January, the city had purchased 20,500 plane or bus tickets to relocate immigrants in its shelter system to destinations outside the five boroughs, totaling $7.6 million, officials said Tuesday—three times the annual budget of the two main offices that handle services for the city’s immigrant communities.