According to Fox News, DHS fired four FEMA employees, including the agency's chief financial officer, two program analysts, and a grant specialist, for approving the payment without clearance from leadership.

New York City is taking the Trump administration to court over its decision to clawback more than $80 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for migrant shelters. The New York City Law Department filed a lawsuit on Friday alleging that the "long arm of the federal government" illegally seized the FEMA funds

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can continue efforts to withhold tens of millions of dollars meant to cover hotel costs for migrants in New York City as the Department of Homeland Security said it is “recouping” a $59 million payment.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it fired four Federal Emergency Management Agency officials over payments provided to New York City to house migrants, arguing without evidence that the officials circumvented leadership.

One week into the Trump administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a directive that the Federal Emergency Management Agency should stop sending money to non-governmental organizations that she characterized as helping “illegal aliens.

New York City's Law Department has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for the $80 million "money grab" of FEMA funding for the migrant crisis that was secretly taken from the city's bank accounts.

The Reuters news agency later reported that 37,660 migrants had been deported in Trump's first month, putting the new administration behind Biden's monthly average of 57,000. Newsweek reached out to DHS for more information on the reported deportation numbers Thursday afternoon.

The Trump administration revoked a $80.5 million payment from FEMA. New York City received the money to house asylum-seekers and migrants.

Trump administration officials terminated four FEMA officials and then took back millions in reimbursement funds meant to house migrants.

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams filed a lawsuit Friday against President Donald Trump and others in his administration over $80 million the White House removed from a city bank account without permission, after Elon Musk threatened the withdrawal on X.