A medical services company enlisted to help New York City manage an influx of thousands of immigrants is now under investigation by the state’s attorney general for possible violations of state or federal laws over the treatment of people in its care, according to correspondence obtained by The New York Times.

New York officials raised eyebrows when the city first turned to the company, DocGo, for help in sheltering and providing other services to homeless migrants. Until last year, the company had mostly focused on providing Covid tests and vaccinations under contracts with the city and its public hospital system. Its new responsibilities included helping provide housing for migrants, busing some upstate and helping them settle into their new lives.

Instead, some migrants said they were deceived and threatened.

Now, the office of the New York State attorney general, Letitia James, is looking into allegations that the company gave inaccurate information to migrants about employment opportunities, made “explicit or implicit threats,” and took “other actions that may jeopardize migrants’ ability to obtain asylum.”

They are also looking into reports that DocGo “enrolled migrants in a healthcare plan for which they are not eligible,” the correspondence states. Depending on their status, migrants face restrictions on what government-provided health care they can receive.