Biden-Harris Admin Used FEMA Disaster Funding For Illegal Immigrants

[DaisyDay]

Does FEMA even have helicopters? Afaik, they do not but depend on local police departments for those.

 

[KCfromNC]

Our Vets, children, middle class, and so forth.

Yep, exactly, all of them (and more) are being helped by local, state and federal government assistance in the areas impacted.

 

[JosephZ]

Does FEMA even have helicopters? Afaik, they do not but depend on local police departments for those.

It seems a lot of people are expecting an army of FEMA workers and equipment to swoop in to the areas affected by the hurricane, but that's not how FEMA works. FEMA contracts and coordinates with regional, state, and local agencies when responding to disasters. They also partner with non-profit organizations that provide immediate assistance to people during and after disasters. So while it may appear that FEMA is doing very little, most of the helicopters doing search and rescue missions, the linemen restoring electricity, the shelters that are housing displaced people, the equipment and workers clearing debris are being directed and funded by FEMA.

 

[ladodgers6]

Yep, exactly, all of them (and more) are being helped by local, state and federal government assistance in the areas impacted.

Look up videos of people living there.

 

[rambot]

Yes, it is true.

Numerous persons interviewed on multiple news stations, as recent as last nite (Thursday), have said they've seen no FEMA personnel.

But...so what? As mentioned if their jobs are coordinators of bodies they may not be showing their faces very much as they'd be at headquarters locations.

You think a FEMA employee from Boston is gonna know how to access the holler round the bend? No. Locals on the ground makes sense.

 

[JosephZ]

Look up videos of people living there.

Here are a few of the many posts from members of a Facebook group in one of the hardest-hit communities in Western NC, who are calling out the lies and sharing their experiences.

 

[ladodgers6]

Here are a few of the many posts from members of a Facebook group in one of the hardest-hit communities in Western NC, who are calling out the lies and sharing their experiences.

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I see no videos of the victims stranded. Or are you saying there are none???

 

[JosephZ]

I see no videos of the victims stranded. Or are you saying there are none???

No, there are still many families and communities trapped or cut off due to roads destroyed by Hurricane Helene.

 

[KCfromNC]

Look up videos of people living there.

Yes, those also show local, state and federal workers providing aid to Western NC residents. Thanks for providing even more examples of what I was talking about.

 

[ladodgers6]

No, there are still many families and communities trapped or cut off due to roads destroyed by Hurricane Helene.

I have seen videos where people are stranded without help. And this is not fake.

 

[JosephZ]

I have seen videos where people are stranded without help. And this is not fake.

I never said the videos were fake. In fact, I said "there are still many families and communities trapped or cut off due to roads destroyed by Hurricane Helene." Another thing to consider when you see those videos is what I posted in earlier in the thread:

Maybe they don't realize that FEMA coordinates with other federal, state, and local agencies during disasters. Members from local fire departments, local and state law enforcement, and national guardsmen are who they are most likely to first encounter. Just because the people they see don't have a FEMA hat on doesn't mean FEMA isn't involved.

The western part of NC that saw flooding is larger than the entire island of Puerto Rico. It's also very rugged terrain, with many small towns, communities, and houses scattered in vallies and on mountainsides. Some of these places are connected by single-lane gravel roads that can be a challenge to reach during a summer thunderstorm. It will no doubt be several more days before some of the more remote communities and families living in western North Carolina are reached

 

[Danthemailman]

Ashley Moody (Florida Attorney General) summed it right up.

 

[The Barbarian]

It it true that numerous people have reported no FEMA personnel are in sight.

It is true that numerous people have claimed that the earth is flat. What numerous people have said, is not a way to find the truth.

 

[Valletta]

It is true that numerous people have claimed that the earth is flat. What numerous people have said, is not a way to find the truth.

It's interesting to see what different people have to say about the FEMA failures:

FEMA’s hurricane flood rescue failures: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 8, 2024

The Issue: FEMA’s failure to help people trapped by floodwaters across the state of North Carolina. I am not surprised that the victims of Hurricane Helene are complaining about FEMA (“On their own…

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[KCfromNC]

It's interesting to see what different people have to say about the FEMA failures:

It does inform as to which of them know what they are talking about and which are making things up for a credulous audience.

 

[The Barbarian]

Seeing as Trump now has armed "militia" roaming around, looking for FEMA workers, this is only going to get worse.

 

[The Barbarian]

It's interesting to see what different people have to say about the FEMA failures:

Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said at a Tuesday press conference that federal assistance had “been superb,” noting that Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had both called and told him to let them know whatever the state needed. McMaster also said FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell had called.

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A republican governor in one of the affected states calling FEMA's performance "superb" doesn't sound like it's a "failure."

Don't be so gullible.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Ashley Moody (Florida Attorney General) summed it right up.

Even if the FoxNews guy and the FL AG were correct about the CBP funds used by FEMA for sheltering asylum seekers being diversions of fund from the Disaster Relief Fund (and they aren't) it would only constitute 2-3% of the $20B DRF budget as allocated in the "CR" from late September. By the time you had posted that link (and what the Sec of DHS was talking about) was the expected exhaustion of the DRF by the two hurricanes to strike FL (and elsewhere) in the last month which should cost well over $20 B to deal with and approximately $8 B (40%) had already been obligated from that fund for Helene/Milton recovery in the FIRST TEN DAYS of the fiscal year. Adding the 2-3% represented by the CBP migrant shelter program would only extend the date by which the DRF was used up by a couple days at most. The DRF is going to need more funds and soon and migrant shelter was *not* the cause. (This whole segment and the entire to-do about the migrant shelter is just another attempt to gin up anger at migrants.)

 

[Always in His Presence]

Does FEMA even have helicopters? Afaik, they do not but depend on local police departments for those.

Yes, in fact they do!

https://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/sar_jobtitle_111806.pdf

 

[Always in His Presence]

Department of Homeland Security Announces $300 Million in Direct Funding to Communities Receiving Migrants and $340 Million for A New Competitive Awards Process​

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), announced $300 million in grants through the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), which was authorized by Congress to support communities that are providing services to migrants. $275 million will be distributed in the first allocation, and the remaining $25 million will be allocated later in the year to accommodate evolving operational requirements. The initial funding will be available to 55 grant recipients for temporary shelter and other eligible costs associated with migrants awaiting the outcome of their immigration proceedings. Additionally, the Department is announcing $340.9 million through the Shelter and Services Program-Competitive grant program to be allocated before the end of this Fiscal Year.​

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Today’s announcement responds to feedback from recipients in terms of providing additional flexibilities and an opportunity for new recipients through the competitive program, while continuing to require budget submissions and review prior to releasing funds, which is standard practice at FEMA. It also builds on the support being provided to communities on the border and in the interior. Last year, more than $780 million awarded through SSP and the Emergency Food and Shelter Program – Humanitarian Awards (EFSP-H) funding in Fiscal Year 2023 which went to organizations and cities across the country. DHS also works to streamline and improve access to work permits for eligible noncitizens, including through the announcement last week of a temporary final rule to increase the automatic extension period for certain employment authorization documents to prevent a lapse for work-authorized individuals to be in the workforce, supporting local economies.​

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Is DHS lying? There is a billion in spending right there.