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.

The logo of the Federal Emergency Management Agency at its headquarters in Washington in this file photo. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

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.