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, sources said.
A copy of a subpoena served at Hotel Chandler – and reviewed by The Post – requests testimony and evidence about an alleged violation of federal immigration law.
The subpoena demands any evidence regarding an unspecified “alleged violation” of federal immigration law.
It asks that the hotel cough up a list of “full names of aliens” currently residing at the hotel.
The federal demand also requested the names of entities and individuals responsible for funding and management of immigrant or migrant shelter operations at the hotel, as well as all details of contracts and funding.
The full scope of the investigation remained unclear.
A rep for the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office, whose prosecutors issued the subpoena, referred The Post to the main Department of Justice branch, which said it does not comment on ongoing investigations.
City Hall did not immediately respond for comment. It was not known if Big Apple officials were also subpoenaed.
No one answered at the Roosevelt Hotel when The Post reached out for comment.
Representatives at the Chandler, which had been converted to a homeless shelter, couldn’t be reached for comment.
The Guardian first reported a subpoena issued to an unnamed Manhattan hotel.
— Additional reporting by Craig McCarthy and Ben Kochman
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