An ex-FEMA official who was fired over payments to New York City for housing migrants in what critics called "luxury hotels" has sued the Trump administration.

Elon Musk's claims of misspent money on hotel rooms for migrants in NYC by FEMA are false, part of his and Trump's plan to deceive the public.

Speaking to a joint session of Congress in early March 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that his administration identified $59 million in federal funding that had been spent on New York City hotel rooms to house immigrants living in the country illegally. Elon Musk, an adviser to Trump, made the same claim in the past, as well.