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.

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

The Department of Homeland Security says four federal employees have been fired over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants

The DHS announced the firing of four FEMA employees for sending $59 million in payments to luxury hotels in NYC to house illegal migrants.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — 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.

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.