According to Fox News, DHS fired four FEMA employees, including the agency's chief financial officer, two program analysts, and a grant specialist, for approving the payment without clearance from leadership.

One week into the Trump administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a directive that the Federal Emergency Management Agency should stop sending money to non-governmental organizations that she characterized as helping “illegal aliens.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it fired four Federal Emergency Management Agency officials over payments provided to New York City to house migrants, arguing without evidence that the officials circumvented leadership.

The council is slated to hold its first meeting by April 24 and deliver an initial report to the White House by late July.

The Department of Homeland Security has fired approximately 400 probationary employees across the department, pledging to remove more. The firings came after the Office of Personnel Management

Washington — The Trump administration on Friday moved to fire more than 400 employees at the Department of Homeland Security, the latest effort in a government-wide campaign to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.

After firing 200 probationary employees this weekend, FEMA was directed "to make a list" of anyone who worked on climate or equity.

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can continue efforts to withhold tens of millions of dollars meant to cover hotel costs for migrants in New York City as the Department of Homeland Security said it is “recouping” a $59 million payment.

A DHS spokesperson says the firings focused on non-mission critical personnel in probationary roles, and the action will save roughly $50 million. The spokesperson said the reforms are happening across the federal government to "eliminate egregious waste and incompetence.

Trump administration officials terminated four FEMA officials and then took back millions in reimbursement funds meant to house migrants.

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency fired its chief financial officer and three other employees, accusing them of making "egregious payments" for New York City hotels used for migrants, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on Tuesday.