The FEMA administrator, Deanne Criswell, said in an interview with NBC News' Lester Holt that some communities are still isolated a week after Hurricane Helene and in need of basic supplies.
False claims that federal emergency disaster money was given to migrants in the U.S. illegally have spread quickly in recent days, boosted by former President Donald Trump and some of his most high-profile supporters. Trump repeated one of the more extreme baseless allegations during a rally Thursday in Saginaw, Michigan, saying that the money had been stolen. “They stole the
’s disaster response efforts and individual assistance is funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, which is a dedicated fund for disaster efforts,” did administer $640 million in grants from Customs and Border Protection in 2024 and about $364 million in 2023 to cities and counties that serve migrants. However, that program called the Shelter and Services Program, or SSP, is separate from
managed the distribution of the grants. For 2023 and 2024 SSP funds were given to cities like Denver, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as to nonprofit organizations like Catholic Charities and The Salvation Army. It is illegal for funding that is appropriated by Congress for one purpose to be diverted and used for another purpose.
’s disaster-related authorities or funding streams.” Efforts to clarify the funding have done little to stymie a battery of claims about
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