The leading disaster relief agency of the government reportedly spent millions on hotels for illegal immigrants last week, according to Elon Muskwho leads the Trump’s efforts to lower government spending.
The Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), led by the technical billionaire, has carried out a sweeping of federal financing and identified areas in which “waste” can be cut within the government. Musk found his most recent target in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Disaster Relief Branch from the government who recently led his concern about one Reported lack of funds During Hurricane Helene.
“The @Doge team has just discovered that FEMA sent $ 59 million to luxury hotels in New York City last week to house illegal migrants,” said Musk in a post on X on Monday morning.
Musk accused that “sending this money has violated the law and gross insubordination is to the executive order of the president,” FEMA was assessed To improve the “effectiveness, priorities and competence” of the agency.
Kristi Name goes to Asheville in the midst of heavy criticism of FEMA response under Biden
Musk claimed that Fema sent millions to home migrants in NYC. (Getty Images)
“That money is intended for American disaster relief,” Musk wrote.
A spokesperson for the New York City Hall confirmed to Fox that the city had received money “last week” assigned by the Biden administration to accommodate and support illegal immigrants.
Of the $ 59.3 million, $ 19 million was for direct hotel costs, while the balance financed other services such as food and security. According to the NY Town Hall, the funds were not part of a disaster aid subsidy.
The report comes only one day after Secretary Kristi calls the Department of Homeland Security, which supervises FEMA, suggests FEMA “The way it exists today.”
Migrants sleep outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan on July 31, 2023. (Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service)
During the term of office of former President Biden, FEMA was confronted with a recoil after it was reported that although they missed the necessary funds needed to help victims of Hurricane Helene, they kept money that was ultimately used to help illegal immigrants.
Speaker Mike Johnson clarified This emergency aid financing is independent of FEMA funds assigned to immigration, but said that the agency should not have a role in financing the border crisis.
FEMA Partners with Customs and Border Control (CBP) and manages money at the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), a program funded by the government that offers help and housing for illegal immigrants released in the US
After Hurricane Helene made his deadly sweeping over the south in the fall, Republican legislators warned That “FEMA’s constant entanglement in the efforts of DHS to respond to the border crisis can influence his readiness and emergency aid mission.”
President Donald Trump said that “Fema has proved to be a disaster.” (Roberty Schmidt)
President Donald Trump has also called to reform FEMA, which suggests that during his first week in office has control over their own disaster financing.
“Fema has proven to be a disaster,” Trump said while giving comments about the damage to the hurricane Helene in January. “I think we will recommend FEMA to leave, and we pay directly – we pay a percentage to the state.”
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Grace Taggart, Adam Shaw and Emma Colton from Fox News have contributed to this report.
