By Casey Harper (The Middle Sq.)
Division of Homeland Safety Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas advised reporters Wednesday that FEMA doesn’t have sufficient funding to final the remainder of the 12 months even because it has spent a whole lot of tens of millions of {dollars} on migrants below the Biden administration and extra hurricanes could possibly be on the way in which.
DHS oversees FEMA, placing Mayorkas in command of the emergency reduction company which has not too long ago been targeted on serving to migrants settle within the U.S.
“We’re assembly the rapid wants with the cash that now we have,” Mayorkas advised reporters. “We expect one other hurricane hitting. FEMA doesn’t have the funds to make it by the season.”
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The startling admission by Mayorkas comes as FEMA grapples with the widespread injury of Hurricane Helene, A Class 4 hurricane that ripped by the southeast costing billions of {dollars}, inflicting widespread infrastructure injury, meals shortages, and greater than 100 deaths. Many are nonetheless unaccounted for as nicely.
President Joe Biden mentioned earlier this week he might name on Congress to go extra funding for FEMA.
In April of this 12 months, FEMA announced $640 million in new funding, $300 million for “direct funding” to assist immigrants settle within the U.S. whereas the opposite $340 million went to cities through grants for a similar function.
“Final 12 months, greater than $780 million was awarded by SSP and the Emergency Meals and Shelter Program – Humanitarian Awards, which went to organizations and cities throughout the nation,” FEMA mentioned in its launch.
Whereas funding is allotted by Congress and cash could be flexibly funneled by FEMA from different inside sources, Mayorkas’ feedback nonetheless present that FEMA’s assets have been targeted on migrants whereas it was left unprepared for this lethal hurricane season.
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Unlawful immigration has soared below the Biden-Harris administration with tens of millions of migrants getting into the U.S. and overwhelming the federal authorities’s means to course of them, not to mention catch the tens of millions of unlawful immigrants crossing the southern border.
Not less than 12 million unlawful immigrants have entered the U.S. below the Biden-Harris administration, although many specialists estimate the determine is definitely a lot increased.
Hurricane season is predicted to undergo the top of November.
Syndicated with permission from The Center Square.
