The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into homeless shelters in New York City, CBS News New York has learned.

New York City’s migrant shelter operation is under criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, which is looking into the management and funding of the hotels that helped house the influx of hundreds of thousands of foreign migrants since 2022, according to published reports.

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday opened an investigation into the operation of New York City hotels as migrant shelters, according to media reports. The Guardian newspaper and the New York Times,

The Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly opened a criminal investigation Wednesday into New York City hotels operating as migrant shelters,

The Department of Justice has reportedly sent subpoenas to at least two Manhattan hotels, requesting identifying information on migrants housed there, including birth dates and nationalities. Sources say the federal government bypassed city agencies,

The Department of Justice is conducting an immigrant-related investigation that has resulted in at least three subpoenas landing at New York City hotels, including the Roosevelt Hotel migrant intake center,