Immigration & Border Security

FEMA’s CFO, 3 Others Fired Over $59 Million Payout for Illegal Immigrant Housing

The nearly $60 million payment was discovered by the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency.
FEMA’s CFO, 3 Others Fired Over $59 Million Payout for Illegal Immigrant Housing
The logo of the Federal Emergency Management Agency at its headquarters in Washington in this file photo. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
T.J. Muscaro
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Feb. 11 that it had fired Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Chief Financial Officer Mary Comans and three other employees.

DHS said the officials were responsible for authorizing a recent $59 million payment to fund the housing of illegal immigrants in luxury hotels in New York City.

T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.