#2,750 - FEMA yanks back $80 million that New York City meant to cover hotel costs for migrants

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has clawed back more than $80 million from New York City, officials said Wednesday, escalating a dispute between the Trump administration and the nation’s largest city over money for sheltering migrants.

The move came as a federal judge said he wouldn’t stop FEMA from reclaiming the funds.

Gone is a $59 million grant that the administration challenged earlier in the week and another award for $21.5 million, City Comptroller Brad Lander said. The money was discovered to be missing overnight, and Lander said no one in his office had been aware that the federal government had access to the city’s bank account.

Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, said city officials had contacted the White House about getting back the money, are seeking an emergency meeting with FEMA and exploring legal options. Adams said he would discuss the matter with President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, when they meet in New York on Thursday.