The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded New York City money as part of a program Congress created to help states, municipalities and nonprofits provide basic services to immigrants. The program uses Customs and Border Protection funding and is managed by FEMA.

New York City sued the Trump administration Friday to recoup $80.5 million in migrant housing aid that the city says was abruptly rescinded and illegally pilfered from public coffers by Trump’s Federal Emergency Management Agency.

New York City does not house migrants in luxury hotel rooms. In 2024, it spent an average of $156 per night per hotel room.

Mayor Eric Adams plans to sue the Trump administration over the withdrawal of $80 million in FEMA funds meant for New York City's migrant services.

How $59 million was allocated “for illegal alien housing” in New York and what kind of detailed action plan is being proposed are asked of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton by five congressional members from North Carolina.

New York City has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for the seizure of over $80 million in FEMA funds.

The program uses Customs and Border Protection funding and is managed by FEMA. It does not use money from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund.

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,

The sudden withdrawal of FEMA funds from New York City’s accounts unfolded on Tuesday – without Adams’ knowledge – and was first revealed publicly the next morning by Lander, who accused ...