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'Clawed back': DHS chief Noem secures eye-popping sum sent to NYC for migrant hotels
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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.
"There will not be a single penny spent that goes against the interest and safety of the American people," they said. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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The announcement came after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said it had uncovered $59 million in payments for luxury hotels for migrants who had flooded into the sanctuary city during the recent crisis at the southern border. Elon Musk said the payments had been sent in the last week.