The Eric Adams administration filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday seeking to claw back more than $80 million previously sent to the city to house migrants.
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NewYorkCityfiledalawsuitagainsttheTrumpadministrationonFridayseekingtowrestlebackmorethan$80millionpreviouslysenttothecityviatheFederalEmergencyManagementAgencytohousemigrants.
The suitarguesthatthefundswerepreviouslyapprovedandthenpaidoutbyFEMA,onlytoberemovedfroma city bankaccountonFeb.11withoutnoticeoradministrativeprocess.
ThefundinghadbeenrevokedafterElonMuskclaimed thattheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiencyfounda$59millionFEMApaymentto NewYorkCity thatwasbeingusedonluxuryhotelstohouseillegalmigrants.TrumplaterrepeatedMusk’sclaimandarguedthat“massivefraud”washappening.
NewYorkCitywasawardedtwoseparategrantsduringtheBidenadministration–onefor$58.6millionandanotherfor$21.9million–asthecityattemptedtopaytohousemigrants,manyofwhomweresentbyTexasofficialswhowerefrustratedwiththeBidenadministration’s
