They are worried that undocumented migrants, might be getting assistance?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has frozen nearly $10 billion in disaster aid as it scrutinizes two programs for potentially helping undocumented migrants, according to agency documents obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News.
The programs under review provide funding to nongovernmental organizations for disaster recovery and short-term housing, the documents show. One frozen program has $8.5 billion in approved but unspent aid for disaster recovery, and the other has $1.3 billion for short-term housing.
The FEMA documents show that all 56 agency programs are being scrutinized to determine if they go to nonprofits or government agencies that help undocumented migrants. Altogether, they provide tens of billions of dollars in disaster aid. Some of the programs have been cleared to continue operating, while others are undergoing further review by FEMA or the Department of Homeland Security….
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The documents also show that most disaster aid programs, including money given to states for recovery and mitigation, have been cleared by FEMA for complying with President Donald Trump’s immigration policies….
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