The Department of Homeland Security made a unilateral move and fired four Federal Emergency Management Agency employees, accusing the “deep state activists” of paying out $59 million to New York City hotels to help cover costs associated with the migrant crisis.

The Department of Homeland Security says four federal employees have been fired over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants.

After Elon Musk complained about federal spending for housing migrants in New York, the Department of Homeland Security announced four FEMA officials have been fired.

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 accountable.

Yonkers officials sued when a “temporary” stay by migrants in a local hotel turned into nearly two years — and have now settled with Ramada for $515,000.

The discovery of a $59 million FEMA payment to New York City for housing migrants comes as DOGE continues to find controversial uses of taxpayer dollars by government agencies.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency alleged that the Biden administration spent tens of millions of taxpayer dollars paying for “luxury hotels” in New York City, where thousands of illegal immigrants released into the United States from the southern border were housed.

The DHS announced the firing of four FEMA employees for sending $59 million in payments to luxury hotels in NYC to house illegal migrants.