Elon Musk on Monday claimed that his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uncovered that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allegedly paid New York City $59 million last week to house illegal migrants in luxury hotels.

New York City experienced one of the biggest increases in illegal immigration during the Biden administration, receiving over 210,000 illegal migrants as of October. The city's Democratic Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to work with the new Trump administration on illegal immigration.

Musk accused FEMA of breaking the law by supplying the funds to house illegal migrants, when the agency's main purpose is to help Americans deal with natural disasters. 

“The DOGE team just discovered that FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants,” Musk posted on X. “Sending this money violated the law and is in gross insubordination to the President’s executive order. That money is meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high end hotels for illegals! A clawback demand will be made today to recoup those funds.”

FEMA has landed in hot water in the past for allegedly misusing its funds to help illegal migrants. But the agency has denied the allegations, claiming the money used for the border and for disaster relief are from two separate programs.

The news comes shortly after President Donald Trump established a council to consider whether FEMA should be eliminated. The council is expected to convene on March 20, according to the Washington Examiner, and deliver its report to Trump by July 20.

The city has spent $1.47 billion in response to the migrant influx in fiscal 2023, and $3.75 billion last year.

Adams and FEMA have not responded to the allegations so far.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.