Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Year : 2, Issue: 32
AMNY: The Trump administration is clawing back an additional over $106 million of Congressionally-allocated migrant crisis aid from New York City — a move Mayor Eric Adams plans to challenge in court.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) informed City Hall of their plans to terminate the Congressionally approved Shelter and Services Program funding in an April 1 letter, a copy of which amNewYork obtained. According to Adams’ office, the $106 million is the remainder of the $223 million in migrant funding the feds had allocated to the city. Trump’s administration has already clawed back $80 last month and froze another $37 million the city was prepared to claim. FEMA boss Cameron Hamilton, in the April 1 missive to the mayor, said the agency is rescinding the funds because they were awarded under a grant program that supports “or has the potential to support” illegal immigration, which conflicts with the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on the practice.
Adams, in a statement, vowed to take additional legal action to block the feds from clawing back the $106 million. “Like their previous actions clawing back appropriated funds, these steps are unlawful, and the New York City Law Department is currently determining the best legal recourse to take to ensure that this money remains in New York City, where it was allocated and belongs,” Adams said. “Simply put, this SSP grant from the federal government is the bare minimum New York taxpayers deserve. We will continue working to ensure our city’s residents receive every dollar they are owed and to prevent this funding clawback from taking effect.” Adams railed against the Biden administration for well over a year for not reimbursing the city for far more of what it spent on the migrant crisis.
