NYC Will Let Controversial $432 Million Migrant Housing Contract Expire

The no-bid contract was paying out $11 per meal, many of which were thrown out by migrants who didn’t want them.

Hundreds of illegal immigrants line up outside of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City on June 6, 2023. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

New York City will not renew a $432 million contract with DocGo, a mobile health services company tasked to care for illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers, amid growing questions over the costly deal.

“We are constantly working to find new ways to better serve those in our care and manage this crisis in a financially responsible way,” Camille Joseph Varlack, Mayor Eric Adams’ chief of staff, said in a statement on Tuesday.