FEMA employees set to be fired over ‘egregious’ $59M payment for NYC migrants

Four Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees will be fired Tuesday for sending $59 million to New York City to house and care for illegal migrants, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

“Four employees are being fired today for circumventing leadership and unilaterally making the egregious payment for hotels for migrants in New York City,” DHS officials told Fox News in a statement.

US President Donald Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, planning to impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on 10 February 2025. — DHS officials announced the termination Tuesday. ALEXANDER DRAGO/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

The massive payment was blasted by Elon Musk, who’s new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, highlighted the transaction on Monday.

Migrants queue to enter the migrant shelter on Randall's Island, April 9, 2024, in New York. — Migrants queue to enter the migrant shelter on Randall’s Island, April 9, 2024, in New York. AP

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters building in Washington, DC, with an American flag in the background, captured on October 8, 2024. — Four Federral Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees are set to be fired for the payment. Getty Images

“That money is meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high-end hotels for illegals,” Musk posted on X on Monday.

“A clawback demand will be made today to recoup those funds,” he added.

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