The Department of Justice has served subpoenas to at least three Manhattan shelters this week.

“The city can challenge a subpoena if there’s something wrong with it, and we expect them to defend themselves and stand up for New Yorkers,” Josh Goldfein, a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society, said.

What You Need To Know

• Mayor Eric Adams Thursday claimed he had no information regarding federal prosecutors subpoenaing three Manhattan hotels for information on migrants 
• The federal investigation marks the latest escalation between New York and the Trump administration over immigration enforcement in the city
• Earlier this year, the federal government canceled $80 million in reimbursements to the city for sheltering hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers

• Adams is expected to meet with “border Czar” Tom Homan this week, according to sources

The subpoenas, first reported by The Guardian, were issued to the Roosevelt Hotel and the Row NYC. Both are used to house migrant families. The Hotel Chandler, which operates as a traditional homeless shelter, was also subpoenaed.

The DOJ is requesting names, birth dates and nationalities of residents.

“It doesn’t make sense for the federal government to ask for a list of names of who is at a particular site. They’re just trying to scare people,” Goldfein said.

Before taking office, President Donald Trump promised mass deportations. Goldfein said the subpoenas add to the perception that the White House isn’t after violent criminals — but all undocumented immigrants.

“The fact that these subpoenas were issued, and that they leaked them and that everyone is talking about it has already sown fear in the communities of the people who expect they will be targeted. So it’s deterring people from seeking shelter,” Goldfein said.

It’s unclear if the hotel operators or City Hall will challenge the subpoenas in court. NY1 reached out to the city’s hotel association, which declined to comment.

The Trump administration has taken issue with the city’s handling of the migrant crisis.

Earlier this year, the federal government canceled $80 million in reimbursements to the city for costs associated with housing hundreds of thousands of migrants. The action led to outcry and a lawsuit that is still pending.

Adams is expected to meet with “border czar” Tom Homan this week, sources say. The mayor claimed Thursday that he doesn’t know anything about the situation.

“You have to speak to the southern district review on immigration. They don’t tell us anything. We don’t have the authority to go into their review. No one has informed us of anything, so we don’t know,” Adams said.

The mayor, unlike his counterparts, has been cooperating with some of Trump’s immigration policies, even announcing a plan to bring ICE back onto Rikers Island.