New York City mayor Eric Adams plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration after it revoked more than $80 million in funding for migrant shelters.
The Roosevelt Hotel, which has been used as migrant shelter for almost two years, will close operations in the coming months, Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday. The announcement comes about two weeks after the Federal Emergency Management Agency clawed back $80 million of aid designated for migrant services in New York.
New York City sued the Trump administration last week over the $80 million in federal funding the White House took back without consent. The city's Law Department said it was challenging the president's decision to revoke Federal Emergency Management Agency funding approved to reimburse the city for migrant housing expenses.
The money, Biden-era federal funds for sheltering migrants, disappeared from a city bank account without warning. New York wants it back.
New York City sued the Trump administration on Friday for clawing back $80.5 million of grants intended to cover part of the city's cost of housing migrants.
New York City has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for the seizure of over $80 million in FEMA funds.
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams plans to take the Trump administration to court over its clawback of $80 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds intended to help New York City provide shelter and services to migrants, according to a letter Friday.
The city’s Law Department blasted President Trump for conducting an “unlawful money grab” that snatched FEMA payments without any advance notice, according to the suit filed in the US District
The decision to sue over the $80 million in seized funds comes as the New York City mayor has been accused of supporting the White House’s immigration agenda in exchange for legal leniency.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is suing Donald Trump to recover $80.5 million the administration withdrew following a tweet from Elon Musk.