Addressing a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump made several claims about federal spending that he described as wasteful — including the assertion that his administration had identified $59 million supposedly spent on New York City hotel rooms to house immigrants living in the country illegally.

Donald Trump's Department of Justice has launched an investigation into New York hotels housing migrants without documentation.

The feds have opened a criminal investigation into New York City’s migrant hotels — demanding Wednesday that staff turn over names of “aliens” housed at shelters, The Post has learned. At least two hotels in New York City – including the Roosevelt Hotel migrant welcome center and the Hotel Chandler in Midtown – were hit with subpoenas from the Southern District of New York,