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NYC sues Trump after FEMA claws back $80 million migrant housing grant

New York City filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to recover $80.5 million of federal migrant funding seized without notice, as stated by the city's Law Department.
Mayor Eric Adams mentioned that this $80 million is crucial, having already spent over $7 billion managing the migrant crisis.
City Comptroller Brad Lander accused Trump and Elon Musk's group of conducting a 'highway robbery' of the funds, which were meant to support local costs.
The lawsuit is connected to accusations of a corrupt deal involving Adams.

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Fox News

NYC sues after Trump admin claws back $80M migrant housing grant

New York City 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.

35 minutes ago·New York, United States

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DNyuz

Eric Adams and NYC Sue Trump Over $80 Million In FEMA Migrant Funds

New York City filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday to recover over $80 million in funding that the federal government rescinded. The Context The funds, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, were originally designated to cover hotel accommodations for migrants. The legal action, titled NYC v. Trump, named President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as defendant…

5 hours ago

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New York Post

Adams sues Trump admin over clawback of $80M migrant shelter funds from NYC

New York City filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday to recoup $80.5 million of congressionally approved migrant funding the feds quietly seized from the city's coffers last week.

11 hours ago·New York, United States

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Politico

Eric Adams sues Trump over missing $80M

In a surprise move, federal officials clawed back funds approved by Congress for immigrant services.

New York City sues Trump for taking back $80 million FEMA grant for migrants

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.

12 hours ago·United Kingdom

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abc 7 NY

New York City files lawsuit against Trump administration over revoked $80M in FEMA funds

New York City's Law Department has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for the $80 million "money grab" of FEMA funding for the migrant crisis that was secretly taken from the city's bank accounts.

13 hours ago·New York, United States

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