The program uses Customs and Border Protection funding and is managed by FEMA. It does not use money from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund.
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday it was firing four officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, after tech billionaire and Department
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 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has fired four employees over payments to house migrants in New York City, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk on Monday sounded the alarm over the $59 million payment made last week by FEMA.
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,
After Elon Musk complained about federal spending for housing migrants in what he called “luxury hotels” housing in New York City, the Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday four FEMA offic
The funding was clawed back as New York City denies allegations by tech billionaire Elon Musk the money was going toward “luxury” hotel lodging for migrants.
Sen. Peter Welch says he’s concerned about Elon Musk’s access to sensitive FEMA and Medicaid information that could jeopardize Vermonters’ personal information.
Republican lawmakers might finally reach a breaking point with president Donald Trump over likely cuts to Federal Emergency Management Agency by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Senior officials in the agency were ordered in recent days to submit a list of “anyone who worked or works on climate,
Musk, who as head of the Department of Government Efficiency has consolidated control over much of the federal government and is working to cut costs and shrink the workforce, posted on X that his team “just discovered that FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants.
Three Democratic senators led a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) personnel Tuesday asking for details on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to disaster victims’ data.
The Trump administration fired the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s chief financial officer and three others after Elon Musk misleadingly claimed the agency had used disaster relief funds for migrant services.