The Migrants’ Roosevelt hotel migrant shelter will soon be closed on the background of Elon Musk’s ultra

The mayor of New York, Eric Adams, announced on Monday (February 24) the closure of the asylum seeker’s arrival center and the Humanitarian Emergency Center at the Roosevelt Hotel, marking a major change in the city’s migrants’ response strategy. The decision, which comes almost a year from the opening of the center at the height of the asylum crisis, signals a change in the city’s approach, because the arrivals of migrants have decreased. However, the movement drew the renewed attention to the ongoing dispute between Adams and the Trump Administration on federal financing for the support of migrants.

Closing a key hub in NYC’s migrant response

Since the opening in May 2023, the facility of the Roosevelt hotel has served as a centralized intake center for asylum applicants, offering legal assistance, medical care and other support services. Of the 232,000 migrants who entered the city’s care of 2022, over 173,000 were registered on the site. But, as the weekly records have decreased to about 350, the city is now integrating these services into other areas of the system.

“While we have not been able to take care of those who come to our care, today marks another stage in demonstrating the huge progress that we have made in the return of the corner in an unprecedented international humanitarian effort.” Mayor Eric Adams said. He emphasized the success of the administration in managing the crisis, also mentioning that closing the installation will help save millions of dollars.

Adams also stressed that in a year, the city has closed 53 emergency sites and gradually eliminated all the migrants based on the tent.

Federal Federal Financing Battle with Trump Administration

The closing announcement comes just a few days after New York City sued The Trump administrationseeking to recover $ 80 million in Fema Funds designed to cover the costs of the hotel for migrants. The process accuses the administration of the retention of funds without prior notification or explanation. Funds – usually approved under President Joe Biden – include a $ 59 million subsidy and additional support of $ 21.5 million for city -migrant response efforts.

billionaire Elon Muska close advisor to Trump and the boss Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), criticized the payments of the FEMA, calling it illegal. “The @Doge team discovered that Fema I send $ 59 million last week to luxury hotels in New York to shelter illegal migrants, ” Musk He wrote about X, arguing the funds violated the federal law.

The Secretary of DHS, Kristi Noem, defended the decision to revoke the payments, stating: “Mark -my words: there will be no single money that is spent that contravene the interest and safety of the American people.” Noem accused the “Deep Deep State activists of improperly authorized the funds before her department intervened to claim them.

Vivek Ramaswamy criticizes NYC $ 220 million agreement to rent a Pakistan hotel for migrants

Vivek RamaswamyWho is now applying for the Ohio governor, he criticized New York City has reported a $ 220 million transaction to rent the Roosevelt hotel, which is owned by Pakistan’s government to host illegal migrants. He claimed that the arrangement rises to taxpayers who finance a foreign government to host migrants on the American soil.

The Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, which was closed since 2020 and required broad renovations, is owned by the Pakistan government. It seems that the agreement is part of a wider rescue package of $ 1.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which aims to help Pakistan avoid involving its international debt.

Ramaswamy calls the agreement “nuts”

Expressing ultraj, Ramaswamy He took at X to question the allocation of funds, calling the situation “nuts”. He claimed that NYC residents are essentially paying a foreign government to host illegal migrants, calling -irresponsible use of taxpayers’ money.