While FEMA claims the catastrophic damage and costs from Hurricane Helene will limit its ability to respond to future storms, the agency announced $380 million in supplemental funding for illegal immigrant housing just a month ago-bringing the total to over $1 billion for the 2024 fiscal year.
The Biden cabinet official made similar claims in June, telling Congress that FEMA was underbudgeted.
In fiscal year 2024, FEMA saw an allocation of around $20 billion, while DHS received over $61 billion in total.
In April, the disaster management agency announced it would "Provide $640.9 million of available funds to enable non-federal entities to off-set allowable costs incurred for services associated with noncitizen migrant arrivals in their communities." These grant funds primarily go to paying for food and shelter for illegal immigrants as they await their appearance before an immigration judge.
Despite the initial allotment for illegal immigrant housing, FEMA announced at the end of August that it would make an additional $380 million in grants available.
The supplemental grants bring FEMA's total spending on shelter and food for illegal immigrants to over $1 billion for the fiscal year.
The National Pulse reported earlier this week that eight illegal immigrants were arrested in flood-ravaged eastern Tennesse for looting in Hurricane Helene's aftermath.
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