Multiple federal agencies appeared to be caught off guard by the Elon Musk-directed email from the Office of Personnel Management.
The program uses Customs and Border Protection funding and is managed by FEMA. It does not use money from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund.
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.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the closure of the Asylum Seeker Arrival Center at The Roosevelt Hotel, citing declining migrant arrivals and cost-saving measures. The move comes amid a legal battle with the Trump administration over $80 million in withheld FEMA funds.
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.
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
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) comments on FEMA's looming fate as DOGE continues to target bureaucratic waste and addresses reports his wife Casey will run for governor on 'The Ingraham Angle.' LAURA INGRAHAM,