NJ Gov. Murphy will restore money his office diverted from the $40M fund it created last year to help immigrants & other workers excluded from COVID-related aid. Last week, WNYC/Gothamist reported $34M in funding would be diverted to other state expenses.
but state officials said not enough people applied before the federal CARES Act money — signed into law by former President Donald Trump — had to be used by last year’s federal deadline. Only about $6 million had been distributed.live show Thursday, Murphy said he was working to replace the diverted funds by using money from another federal COVID relief package, the American Rescue Plan, which gives states more flexibility to distribute dollars.
Murphy said new federal rules waive certain document requirements, making it easier for states to use American Rescue Plan dollars. It’s not clear how the new rules and funding will change the application process. Immigrants and their advocates complained the process was difficult and required documentation for things they couldn’t prove.
He said more than 7,000 applications that are still pending or were rejected will also be reviewed again to see if they meet the new program criteria. The deadline for the program will also be extended past January 31st through the end of February.
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