The $80 million in funding was clawed back after the Trump administration claimed the money was being used to house migrants in “luxury hotels.”

Elon Musk posted Monday on X that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency he heads had uncovered millions of dollars being spent illegally by FEMA to house migrants in New York City. He said the money was meant for American disaster relief and was wrongly spent for “high end” hotels.

The court ruled that the Trump administration had a narrowly defined path to withhold some funds to the city that had been approved by Congress.

New York City officials said the city had received two payments from the federal government as reimbursement for expenses the city incurred while providing services to migrants who arrived in New York,

Officials at the Department of Homeland Security failed to offer details on how the four employees had violated any policies.

The acting head of the federal agency responsible for responding to disasters says he’s suspending payments sent to New York City to house migrants and that staff who made them will be held accountable.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggests that the administration feels paying for the hotels isn't a worthy expense.

The Trump administration took back $80 million in FEMA grant funds for New York City's migrant shelters, according to City Comptroller Brad Lander.

The Trump administration has revoked $80 million in grants to New York City for housing migrants in shelters, said city Comptroller Brad Lander. Concretely, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made the decision on Tuesday,