Prosecutors asked for a list of names of “aliens” living at a Manhattan hotel. The city houses about 43,000 migrants in shelters, including dozens of converted hotels.

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 Justice Department is investigating funding and operations at two Manhattan hotels being used as migrant shelters, according to several reports.

CBS News New York has learned the Department of Justice has opened an investigation into homeless shelters in New York City. Two of the three shelters house migrants. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.

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

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,

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,