Trump administration officials notified New York City that it is cutting$ 188 million in federal funding for migrants and$ 325 million in disaster relief grants.
Included in the$ 188 million is the$ 80 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds that the Trump administration previously clawed back from the city, citing its support for illegal immigrants. Another$ 106 million is now at risk, and an additional$ 37 million has been paused. The cuts leave the city with just$ 106 million of the original$ 223 million earmarked in its budget.
” Like their earlier steps clawing back appropriated resources, these steps are immoral, and the New York City Law Department is currently determining the best legal remedy to take to ensure that this money remains in New York City, where it was allocated and belongs”, he said.
” As I have repeatedly said, New York City did not create this issue — it was caused by years of national silence and failure to pass extensive immigration reform”, Adams added. ” But, New Yorkers — and people of another major cities across the country — have been forced to pay the value”.
The city has already sued the Trump administration over the$ 80 million it pulled and signaled it will take legal action to recover the remaining federal funds. Adams pointed to his administration’s management of the migrant crisis as justification for continued assistance, even as the Department of Government Efficiency looks to reduce prices across the board.
” With minimal help from the federal government, our administration has skillfully managed an unprecedented migrant crisis, during which more than 234, 000 people have entered our city seeking shelter, costing taxpayers over$ 7.5 billion in just three years”, Adams said.
” Just put, this SSP award from the federal government is the bare minimum New York citizens deserve”, he added. ” We may continue working to ensure our town’s people receive every penny they are owed and to avoid this money clawback from taking effect”.
The Trump administration is still reviewing the$ 37 million that has been paused, and likely claw back the money if it finds “unallowable costs”.
In an April 1 text from FEMA to the New York City Office of Management and Budget obtained by the Washington Examiner, an established said the federal government is terminating$ 188 million allocated to the Shelter and Services grant program because the income doesn’t correlate with the government’s aims to secure the border.
” The Department, consistent with President Trump’s direction, is focused on advancing the essential mission of enforcing immigration laws and securing the border”, acting FEMA administrator Cameron Hamilton wrote. ” Consequently, grant programs that support, or have the potential to support, illegal immigration through funding illegal activities or support for illegal aliens that is not consistent with DHS’s enforcement focus do not effectuate the agency’s current priorities”.
TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
While the$ 188 million funding cut has alarmed city officials, New York state faces additional FEMA concerns. The agency has pulled$ 325 million earmarked for antiflooding efforts, jeopardizing several projects designed to control storm runoff and flooding across the state — including in the vulnerable New York City area.
Cutting funding for neighborhoods all over New York poses a significant risk to public safety, according to Governor. In a statement, Kathy Hochul (D-NY ) said. Our communities will be much more vulnerable when disaster strikes next, according to the statement from the government.
