The program uses Customs and Border Protection funding and is managed by FEMA. It does not use money from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has targeted federal agencies like USAID, CFPB, and NOAA to reduce government spending.
While Musk functions as the head of the operation – proceeding in a manner that echoes early days of the tech billionaire’s employee-axing Twitter takeover — his right-hand people
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 New York, the Department of Homeland Security announced four FEMA officials have been fired.
Elon Musk alleged that FEMA violated federal law by using $59 million in emergency funds to accommodate illegal migrants in upscale hotels. He called for an urgent recovery of the money, arguing it should have been used for disaster relief.
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.
New York City has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for the seizure of over $80 million in FEMA funds.