The New York City comptroller’s office, which first noticed the missing money, said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had unilaterally taken the funds from the city’s accounts.

Elon Musk posted Monday on X that the Department of Government Efficiency he heads had uncovered millions of dollars being spent illegally by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to house migrants in New York City.

Officials say the Federal Emergency Management Agency has yanked back more than $80 million from New York City.

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,

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is calling on city officials to step in after the federal government seized over $80 million he says was given to the city to house migrants.

The Department of Homeland Security says four federal employees have been fired over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants.

City officials criticize the revocation of federal funds as “highway robbery.”

The Trump administration took back $80 million in FEMA grant funds for New York City's migrant shelters, according to City Comptroller Brad Lander.