The suit alleges that FEMA abused its authority in removed money from the city’s central treasury account seven days after it was received.
Officials say the Federal Emergency Management Agency has clawed back more than $80 million from New York City.
New York City sued the Trump administration on Friday for clawing back $80.5 million of grants intended to cover part of the city's cost of housing migrants.
New York City sued the Trump administration on Friday after the Federal Emergency Management Agency revoked $80.5 million of grants because of the city's handling of migrants. The complaint over the February 11 clawback was filed in Manhattan federal court.
The program uses Customs and Border Protection funding and is managed by FEMA. It does not use money from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund.
New York City mayor Eric Adams plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration after it revoked more than $80 million in funding for migrant shelters.
The $80 million in funding was clawed back after the Trump administration claimed the money was being used to house migrants in “luxury hotels.”
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has clawed back more than $80 million from New York City, officials said Wednesday, escalating a dispute between the Trump administration and the nation’s largest city over money for sheltering migrants.
Elon Musk posted Monday on X that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency he heads had uncovered millions of dollars being spent illegally by FEMA to house migrants in New York City. He said the money was meant for American disaster relief and was wrongly spent for “high end” hotels.
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,
Gone is a $59 million grant that the administration challenged earlier in the week and another award for $21.5 million.
New York City is taking the Trump administration to court over its decision to clawback more than $80 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for migrant shelters. The New York City Law D