The Trump admin has clawed back $80 million that the federal government paid NYC to provide shelter in hotels for migrants, prompting outrage from local officials who say they may be forced to cut programs to make up for the loss. NYC Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander said the abrupt decision was an illegal diversion by the Musk-led Dept of Govt Efficiency of money used to house asylum-seekers admitted to the U.S. under Pres. Biden. “We can’t recover money we already spent on shelter and services for asylum seekers, so it would require cutting $80 million of some other city expenses,” Lander said. FEMA suspended the payments, which had been appropriated by Congress to the city to house migrants. Four FEMA employees, including the agency’s chief financial officer, were fired Tuesday as part of the new administration’s shakeup of the government.
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