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.

After Elon Musk complained about federal spending for housing migrants in New York, the Department of Homeland Security announced four FEMA officials have been fired.

The Department of Homeland Security made a unilateral move and fired four Federal Emergency Management Agency employees, accusing the “deep state activists” of paying out $59 million to New York City hotels to help cover costs associated with the migrant crisis.

The acting head of the federal agency responsible for responding to disasters says he’s suspending payments sent to New York City to house migrants and that staff who made them will be held accountable.

The Department of Homeland Security told Fox News that “Four employees are being fired today for circumventing leadership and unilaterally making the egregious payment for hotels for migrants in New York City.