Lawsuit: NYC Sues Donald Trump and Others for Reclaiming $80 Million in Migrant Funding

Lawsuit: NYC Sues Donald Trump and Others for Reclaiming $80 Million in Migrant Funding


New York City is suing President Donald Trump’s administration over millions of dollars linked to sheltering the city’s migrants.

The argument in the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, says the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved and paid out the approximately $80 million, but the funds were later removed from a city bank account, Fox News reported on Saturday.

In the list of defendants, the lawsuit names Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, per NBC New York:

“On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 4:03 pm, the long arm of the federal government reached into a central bank account of the City of New York (the “City”) and grabbed $80,481,86L.42 [sic]. It took these funds from the City without any advance

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