New York City comptroller Brad Lander on Wednesday accused X owner Elon Musk of stealing $80 million from his city. In speaking out about the alleged theft, Lander accused Musk of "highway robbery" by removing $80 million that had been allocated by the federal government to help New York house refugees.

The funding was clawed back as New York City denies allegations by tech billionaire Elon Musk the money was going toward “luxury” hotel lodging for migrants.

The Trump administration has revoked $80 million in grants to New York City for housing migrants in shelters, said city Comptroller Brad Lander. Concretely, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA) made the decision on Tuesday, taking back payments made last week that had been awarded during the Biden administration.