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.

Elon Musk claimed early Monday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sent a staggering $59 million “LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants.” The world’s richest man claimed in an early morning post on X that the funneled emergency funds were “just discovered” by his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — even as President Trump called for a complete overhaul of FEMA that could even see

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk said early Monday that President Trump’s administration is seeking to force City to return $59 million in federal FEMA funding used to pay for

Cameron Hamilton, acting FEMA administrator, said Monday those responsible for the expense would be held accountable.

Elon Musk’s DOGE team discovered FEMA sent $59 million to New York luxury hotels for ‘illegal migrants’ last week.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency alleged that the Biden administration spent tens of millions of taxpayer dollars paying for “luxury hotels” in New York City, where thousands of illegal immigrants released into the United States from the southern border were housed.

Trump signed an executive order during the first week of his presidency to create a council to review FEMA operations and root out political bias.