Mamdani wants another $1.2B for migrants in NYC under proposed budget

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to spend another $1.2 billion in this year’s budget proposalon migrants arriving in the Big Apple.

Mamdani’s budget plan notes that the number of asylum seekers under the city’s care has nearly halved from 68,660 at its peak in January 2024 to 30,813 last month.

An ICE agent walks among migrant families lined up for a mandatory check-in with the agency. — An ICE agent walks among migrant families lined up for a mandatory check-in with the agency on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in New York. AP

“As of February 2026, there is only one remaining emergency shelter site being operated outside of the DHS system, exclusively serving single adults,” Mamdani’s budget plan notes.

Zohran Mamdani speaks at a news conference behind a blue podium with a seal, flanked by the New York City flag and the American flag. — Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. AP

A young girl in a pink coat and Hello Kitty shirt with her family waiting at the U.S. Immigration Court in Manhattan. — The family of a detained migrant speaks to immigration officers in an attempt to gain information at the U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 16, 2026. REUTERS

The city spent a massive $3.75 billion on migrants in the fiscal year 2024 budget at the crisis’s height, and $8.11 billion between the 2023 and 2025 fiscal years.

The city estimates it will spend around $1.47 billion in the 2026 fiscal year, tipping the total over $10 billion over the last half-decade.

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