https://nypost.com/2024/10/03/us-news/feds-say-theres-no-money-left-to-respond-to-hurricanes-after-fema-used-640-9m-this-year-on-migrants/

Feds say there’s no money left to respond to hurricanes — after FEMA spent $1.4B on migrants.

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas set off outrage Wednesday when he told reporters that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “does not have the funds” to see Americans through the rest of this Atlantic hurricane season — after the agency spent more than $1.4 billion since the fall of 2022 to address the illegal alien invasion.
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“We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have,” Mayorkas said during a press gaggle on Air Force One en route to tour damage from Hurricane Helene in South and North Carolina.
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“We are expecting another hurricane hitting,” he added. “We do not have the funds. FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season and what — what is imminent.”
Hurricane Helene devastated the Southeast and killed at least 202 people. Governor Brian Kemp
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Critics pointed out that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allocated $640.9 million this year in FEMA-administered funds to aid state and local governments coping with the influx of alien trespassers — though Mayorkas’ office fired back late Thursday, insisting that those funds couldn’t be used for hurricane relief because Congress authorized them specifically for the illegal refugees.
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“This is easy. Mayorkas and FEMA — immediately stop spending money on illegal immigration resettlement and redirect those funds to areas hit by the hurricane. Put Americans first,” Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted Wednesday in response to the DHS chief.
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“Yeah!” agreed Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX.
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Abbott is a top critic of Mayorkas’ mass parole of asylum seekers into the US after President Biden repudiated former President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy — with the governor busing migrants to Democrat-led jurisdictions such as New York City, forcing local budget cuts to house them.
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Over two years, more than $1.4 billion has been committed from FEMA-administered programs to support non-federal entities that are taking care of migrants.
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DHS allocated $780 million for the migrant crisis last year initially through the FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program.
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The $640.9 million spent this year comes solely from the Shelter and Services Program.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott slammed Secretary Mayorkas and FEMA for spending $640.0 million this year to aid state and local governments housing migrants. 5
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It’s unclear if federal officials have the power to redirect migrant-focused funds to natural disaster victims.
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The original program from which migrant funds flowed aimed to alleviate homelessness — with 1983 legislation setting up the Emergency Food and Shelter Program and calling for “projects and activities in civil jurisdictions with high unemployment, or in labor surplus areas, or in political units or in pockets of poverty.”
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The December 2022 funding bill authorizing the split-off program for spending on migrants vaguely described the purpose as for “providing shelter and other services to families and individuals encountered by the Department of Homeland Security.”
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A relatively paltry $4 million has been paid directly to families and individuals in the week since Hurricane Helene ravaged the Southeast, killing at least 202 people and causing severe flooding damage from Florida to North Carolina, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, right, said Wednesday that FEMA doesn’t have enough funds to cover hurricane season needs. —-
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (right) said FEMA doesn’t have enough funds to cover hurricane season needs. AFP via Getty Images
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Those funds are from a $10 million FEMA allocation that allows storm victims grants of $750 for groceries.
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Biden said Wednesday during an operational briefing on Hurricane Helene in North Carolina that “It’s going to cost billions of dollars to deal with this storm and all the communities affected. And Congress has an obligation to ensure the states have the resources they need.”
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The lack of available FEMA funds stoked outrage among congressional Republicans, who are not due back in session until after Election Day.
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“The Biden-Harris administration took more than a billion tax dollars that had been allocated to FEMA for disaster relief and used it to house illegal aliens,” fumed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). “Now, they’ve abandoned American hurricane victims in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee.”
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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), whose district neighbors the disaster zone, tweeted: “FEMA spending over a billion dollars on illegals while they leave Americans stranded and without help is treasonous. U.S. citizens are dying. Pray for our country folks.”
Destroyed homes in Chimney Rock, North Carolina following the devastation of Hurricane Helene in 2024 5
Flooding damage in Chimney Rock, NC, swept away homes, causing billions in damages. AFP via Getty Images
Cindy White surveying the devastation inside her flood-damaged home caused by Hurricane Helene in Morganton, N.C., 2024 5
Americans impacted by the storm are eligible for $750 from FEMA to buy groceries. AP
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Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) added: “‘The Biden-Harris FEMA spent over $1 BILLION on funding illegal aliens. America LAST.”
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“Connect the dots, if you can,” wrote Tim Murtaugh, an adviser to former President Donald Trump’s campaign. “DHS says FEMA might not have enough cash to help people through hurricane season. But in 2 years of a new Biden-Harris program, they’ve spent $1 BILLION on housing and other services for migrants.”
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FEMA did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment. [ Edited-oracledream.com-Lance Roman.]

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https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/10/03/dhs-fema-does-not-have-funds-m ake-through-hurricane-season-640-million-allotted-illegal-immigrants/

DHS: FEMA Does Not Have Funds to Make It Through Hurricane Season, $640M  Allotted for Illegal Immigrants.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the remainder of hurricane season, yet $640 million has been allotted to DHS specifically for issues related to illegal immigrants.
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“We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting. We do not have the funds — FEMA does not have the funds — to make it through the season,” Mayorkas revealed.
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This is problematic, as hurricane season does not end until November 30. According to Fox News’s Chad Pergram, “Congress made sure FEMA had more than $20 billion in last week’s emergency spending bill ahead of the storm, but last year, Congress awarded DHS $640 million to help communities provide shelter and aid to people in the country illegally.”
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is among those who have sounded the alarm, contending that officials laundered the money for their illegal immigrant pet projects.
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“This is not something that has just happened recently,” she said, explaining that “Florida’s been warning about this since this administration took over.”
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“Mayorkas has come in like a virus and infected these — what need to be healthy, strong, fundamental programs to ensure the stability and safety of Americans in times of disaster. So you heard, they have taken the FEMA emergency food and shelter program and over time, siphoned off hundreds of millions of dollars into basically making it an illegal immigrant resettlement program,” she revealed, adding that these moves encourage more illegals to come here.
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“Biden and Harris are having to fund that on the backs of the American people. And now, right now, in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, all of these states are hurting,” she continued.
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At least 190 have been confirmed dead in the aftermath of the storm, which made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend before wreaking havoc as far inland as Asheville, North Carolina, and beyond.
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This also comes as the Biden-Harris administration is under fire not only for the lackluster Helene response — Harris actually opted to party with celebrities in Los Angeles in the aftermath of the storm — but for the latest call from the Department of Transportation instructing drone pilots to stop their relief efforts.
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“Drone pilots: Do not fly your drone near or around rescue and recovery efforts for Hurricane Helene,” the U.S. Department of Transportation said in an X post.
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“Interfering with emergency response operations impacts search and rescue operations on the ground,” it continued, sharing a video of Buttigieg touting “temporary flight restrictions to make sure that the airspace is clear for any flights or drone activity that might be involved in helping to allow those emergency responders to do their job.”
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Former President Donald Trump, in contrast, has been active, delivering relief items in Valdosta, Georgia, and previewing more for the victims in North Carolina as well.
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“We came down with truckloads of things, and we’re going to have that done by Franklin’s incredible organization,” Trump said, referencing Samaritan’s Purse during his visit Monday. “They’ve done such a good job. We’ve done this before, but we have a lot of truckloads of different items — from oil to water to all sorts of equipment that’s going to help them.”
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“Valdosta has been ravaged. The town is very, very badly hurting, and many thousands are without power. They’re running low on food and fuel. We brought a lot of it down with us. It’s going to be distributed now or soon, throughout Georgia as well as North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee,” Trump added [ Edited-oracledream.com-Lance Roman.]

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/two-thirds-of-americans-say-no-fema-money-for-migrants-poll/ar-AA1sikcC

Two-Thirds of Americans Say No FEMA Money for Migrants: Poll.

Story by Billal Rahman
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Two-thirds of Americans think the Federal Emergency Management Agency should not provide housing to undocumented immigrants, according to a new poll by Harvard CAPS / The Harris Poll.
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The Biden-Harris administration has received criticism from Republicans after concerns arose about FEMA’s cash flow following Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s remarks on the agency’s financial difficulties during hurricane season.
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Immigration policy is among the key concerns in voters’ minds, as former President Donald Trump is perceived to be tougher on the issue compared to Vice President Kamala Harris.
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In the monthly poll released by Harvard’s Center for American Political Studies and the analytics firms The Harris Poll and HarrisX, respondents were asked, “Should any FEMA money have gone to housing immigrants here illegally, or should FEMA funds have not gone to that purpose?”
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A majority of respondents (67 percent) think that FEMA money should not have gone to migrants living in the country illegally. Thirty-three percent felt otherwise.
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Along party lines, 51 percent of Democrats felt FEMA money should not have gone to housing undocumented immigrants while 49 percent disagreed. Eighty percent of Republicans felt the agency’s money should not have been used for housing migrants while 20 percent felt otherwise.  [ Edited-oracledream.com-Lance Roman.]