What we know about Trump's claim FEMA sent $59M to 'house illegal migrants' in 'luxury hotels' in New York
Addressing a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump made several claims about federal ...
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FEMA did not use disaster relief money to house immigrants in New York luxury hotels
“The @DOGE team just discovered that FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants. Sending this money violated the law and is in gross insubordination to ...
FEMA CFO fired over payments to New York City for migrants says she had DOGE sign-off
"They told me to do these actions, to make these payments, and then they fired me," said Mary Comans, who was FEMA's chief ...
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FEMA did not give disaster relief money to New York for luxury hotels for immigrants
In 2023, Congress directed U.S. Customs and Border Protection and FEMA to create the Shelter and Services Program for migrants, removing immigration grants from the Emergency Food and Shelter Program.