{"id":2401048,"date":"2025-02-10T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fema-paid-nyc-59-million-to-house-illegal-immigrant-in-luxury-hotels-musk-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T14:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:20:53","slug":"fema-paid-nyc-59-million-to-house-illegal-immigrant-in-luxury-hotels-musk-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fema-paid-nyc-59-million-to-house-illegal-immigrant-in-luxury-hotels-musk-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA paid NYC $59 million to house illegal immigrant in &#8216;luxury hotels&#8217;: Musk &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffema-paid-nyc-59-million-to-house-illegal-immigrant-in-luxury-hotels-musk-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2401048&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk&#8217;s Department \u200bof Government Efficiency has \u2062alleged that the Biden management&#8217;s Federal Emergency\u2063 Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursed New York City $59\u2063 million for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-revives-catch-and-release-to-avoid-housing-illegal-immigrants-amid-border-surge\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Revives \u2018Catch...And...Release\u2019 To Avoid Housing Illegal Immigrants Amid Border Surge\">housing illegal immigrants<\/a> in luxury hotels. Musk\u2063 claims this expenditure violates federal\u2064 law \u2063and is\u2062 inconsistent with the\u2064 president&#8217;s executive order,asserting that the funds should be \u200ballocated for disaster relief. He announced this\u200c finding on his \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>, stating\u2064 that such expenses \u2062are inappropriate given \u2062the intended purpose of\u200b FEMA&#8217;s financial resources.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d claim comes amid rising pressures on New York City \u200dfrom\u200c the influx of over 223,000 illegal immigrants\u200d between\u2064 2022 and 2024,which has \u200dled to meaningful spending by the \u2062city\u2014$1.47 billion\u200d in the fiscal year 2023 alone, \u200dwith\u2063 onyl one-third covered by the state.In contrast, Texas governor Greg Abbott\u200b has been \u200drequesting federal\u2062 reimbursement\u200b for $11 billion spent on border security during the \u200cBiden\u200b administration\u200d but \u200chas yet \u200cto \u2063receive a response. The article\u200b does not provide comments from FEMA, New\u200d York City, or the Department\u200b of Homeland \u2062Security regarding\u2064 these allegations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Musk alleges FEMA reimbursed NYC hotels $59 million for housing illegal immigrants<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1983985\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Elon Musk&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> alleged that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Biden administration<\/a> spent tens of millions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/loyal-delta-customer-boycotting-airline-after-boarding-flight-she-says-was-packed-with-migrants\/\" title=\"Delta customer boycotts airline after boarding flight she claims was crowded with migrants\">taxpayer dollars paying<\/a> for &ldquo;luxury hotels&rdquo; in New York City, where thousands of illegal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">immigrants<\/a> released into the United States from the southern border were housed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Musk said Monday morning on his social media platform X that his team just uncovered that the Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fema\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/a> dispatched $59 million this past week to reimburse New York City for the massive amount of money it spent housing illegal immigrants that traveled to the sanctuary city during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The @DOGE team just discovered that FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-closes-border-to-uk-meanwhile-channel-migrant-crisis-rages-on\/\" title=\"France Closes Border to UK, Meanwhile Channel Migrant Crisis Rages On\">house illegal migrants<\/a>,&rdquo; Musk said. &ldquo;Sending this money violated the law and is in gross insubordination to the President&rsquo;s executive order. That money is meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high end hotels for illegals! A clawback demand will be made today to recoup those funds.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DOGE<\/a> team just discovered that FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants. <\/p>\n<p>Sending this money violated the law and is in gross insubordination to the President&rsquo;s executive order. <\/p>\n<p>That money is meant for American disaster relief&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1888891512303263815?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>After taking office, President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/council-to-assess-the-federal-emergency-management-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">signed <\/a>an executive order that established a council to determine whether FEMA should be eliminated, given Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;serious concerns of political bias&rdquo; within the agency. The Trump administration has also sought to pause federal grant funding broadly, but it has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-administration-ordered-fully-comply-with-order-lifting-funding-freeze-2025-02-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"halted\">halted<\/a> in courts.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has touted plans to do away with FEMA after it was revealed this fall that the agency purposely did not help Trump voters affected by natural disasters in North Carolina and Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>The new council on FEMA is supposed to meet by March 20 and provide a full report to Trump by July 20.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) began offering free state taxpayer-funded bus rides from various parts of the Texas border to sanctuary cities up north, including New York City. Thousands of other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">illegal immigrants boarded flights<\/a> from the border to New York.<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/office-of-the-mayor\/news\/837-24\/mayor-adams-issues-orders-further-save-taxpayer-dollars-help-migrants-take-next-steps-in#:~:text=Additionally%2C%20Mayor%20Adams%20today%20released,since%20the%20spring%20of%202022.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">223,000<\/a> illegal immigrants in New York City between 2022 and 2024 put significant pressure on Democratic Mayor Eric Adams to house and care for them. The city opted to house people in hotels in midtown, including some dubbed higher-end establishments.<\/p>\n<p>The city spent $1.47 billion in response to the immigrant influx in fiscal 2023, with just one-third of that covered by the state. Last year, the city spent $3.75 billion, with one-third of the bill footed by the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The alleged reimbursement came weeks after Abbott requested that Congress reimburse his state for the $11 billion spent on border security during the Biden administration. Abbott recently said he had not received a response from the federal government.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden left our nation defenseless against unprecedented infiltration of criminals and terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Texas spent over $11.1 billion to secure the border.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I sent letters to Congress requesting the federal government reimburse Texas in full. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uCfsuIQ23M\">pic.twitter.com\/uCfsuIQ23M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1882519052540858879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>FEMA, New York City, and the DHS did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1983985\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1983985\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk claims FEMA reimbursed NYC hotels $59 million for illegal immigrant housing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2401049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/migrants-line-nyc.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[18818,32165,7332],"class_list":["post-2401048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fema","tag-illegal-immigrants","tag-nyc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/migrants-line-nyc.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401048"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401052,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401048\/revisions\/2401052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}