The Department of Homeland Security says it has "clawed back" $59 million in FEMA funding that went to NYC migrant hotels, a day after it said it had fired employees over it.

However, DHS officials determined that the payment was unauthorized and swiftly moved to reclaim it. According to Fox News, DHS fired four FEMA employees, including the agency's chief financial officer,

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has fired four employees over payments to house migrants in New York City, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk on Monday sounded the alarm over the $59 million payment made last week by FEMA.

Photo: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rides with Department of Homeland Security law enforcement to arrest criminal aliens in New York City on Jan.

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) celebrated the Department of Homeland Security preventing the Federal Emergency Management Agency from halting payment to support illegal immigrants, calling the move “long ove

The Department of Homeland Security had warned that whoever was responsible for the payment to the New York City hotels should expect to be fired.

Four FEMA employees will be fired Tuesday for sending $59 million to New York City to house and care for illegal migrants, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Millions in FEMA funds sent to New York City last week to help with the migrant crisis were clawed back Wednesday, officials said. “This morning, our office learned about the federal government clawing back more than $80 million in FEMA grants applied for and awarded under the last administration,

One week into the Trump administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a directive that the Federal Emergency Management Agency should stop sending money to non-governmental organizations that she characterized as helping “illegal aliens.