Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
The Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, is restoring FEMA to its core mission.
Posting on the X platform, Noem said that she had clawed back $59 million sent by deep state activists within FEMA, which is under the jurisdiction of DHS, to house illegal aliens in luxury New York hotels.
“I have clawed back the full payment that FEMA deep state activists unilaterally gave to NYC migrant hotels,” she wrote.
“FEMA was funding the Roosevelt Hotel that serves as a Tren de Aragua base of operations and was used to house Laken Riley’s killer.”
“Mark my words: there will not be a single penny spent that goes against the interest and safety of the American people.”

I have clawed back the full payment that FEMA deep state activists unilaterally gave to NYC migrant hotels.
FEMA was funding the Roosevelt Hotel that serves as a Tren de Aragua base of operations and was used to house Laken Riley’s killer.
Mark my words: there will not be a…
— Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) February 12, 2025

In a statement on Tuesday, DHS announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Chief Financial Officer, two program analysts, and a grant specialist had all been fired from the department for authorizing the payments.
“Effective immediately, FEMA is terminating the employment of four individuals for circumventing leadership to unilaterally make egregious payments for luxury NYC hotels for migrants,” said DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin.
“Under President Trump and Secretary Noem’s leadership, DHS will not sit idly and allow deep state activists to undermine the will and safety of the American people,” she added.
BREAKING: Trump Administration FIRES FEMA’s Chief Financial Officer and Three Other Employees After Agency Spent $59 Million on Luxury Hotels for Illegals in NYC
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