The program uses Customs and Border Protection funding and is managed by FEMA. It does not use money from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund.

Communities across New York rely on funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after intense floods and storms. Now, some are worried as President Trump says he wants to get rid of the agency.

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can continue efforts to withhold tens of millions of dollars meant to cover hotel costs for migrants in New York City.

The acting head of the federal agency responsible for responding to disasters says he’s suspending payments sent to New York City to house migrants and that staff who made them will be held accountabl

Gone is a $59 million grant that the administration challenged earlier in the week and another award for $21.5 million.

New York City has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for the seizure of over $80 million in FEMA funds.

The ruling comes after Elon Musk claimed, without evidence, that $59 million in FEMA funds were used to cover high-end hotels for migrants.

NYC v. Trump names President Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as defendants.