Assemblyman Josh Jensen (R,C-Greece) joined his Assembly colleagues on May 15 at a press conference to address the escalating migrant crisis and the inappropriate use of taxpayer dollars to fund it by state organizations like DocGo, as well as call for greater state oversight of this funding.
DocGo, a medical and transportation service company, has contracts with New York to house illegal migrants in exchange for a lump sum of money, including migrants who were previously bused to Monroe County and the City of Rochester.
“Our state is at a crossroads,” said Jensen. “With $2.4 billion allocated toward dealing with New York City’s migrant crisis in this year’s budget, my question is, who is keeping track of this taxpayer funding? This money was included without any oversight into how it would be spent by New York City. It is a shame to see recent news alleging that contracts were signed to take advantage of this situation for profit. The potential misuse of funds is an insult to the hard-working people who make up our communities and is further incentivizing those crossing our border and claiming asylum to make their way to New York.”
“I am joining my Assembly Minority Conference colleagues in calling on the Oversight and Investigations Committee as well as the New York state Comptroller to prioritize this issue and run a forensic audit so this doesn’t happen again in the future. We must also conduct hearings on how these dollars are being spent.”
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