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Homeland Security moves $155 million from FEMA disaster relief for immigration enforcement
CNN ^ | Aug. 27, 2019 | Geneva Sands and Priscilla Alvarez

Posted on 08/27/2019 3:15:03 PM PDT by Innovative

The Trump administration plans to shift at least $155 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief fund to support its policy of returning some migrants to Mexico.

The Department of Homeland Security has informed Congress it will reprogram and transfer $271 million in total to its immigration enforcement agency from elsewhere in the department, including the FEMA money, according to documents obtained by CNN.

The moves comes as Tropical Storm Dorian nears hurricane strength as it approaches Puerto Rico.

Last week, the administration announced its intention to hold migrant families indefinitely, aimed at scrapping a settlement that put a 20-day limit on family detention.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; borderwall; buildthewall; illegalaliens; immigration; maga; winning
Excellent. Spend the money where it is needed.

I am sure FEMA has enough money left to help disaster areas, where it is needed.

1 posted on 08/27/2019 3:15:03 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative

FEMA wastes plenty of money. Remember the truckloads of ice they ordered then let melt?


2 posted on 08/27/2019 3:18:40 PM PDT by oldasrocks (Heavily Medicated for your Protection.)
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To: Innovative

If the Presstitute would bother reading his own FAKE NEWS Website, he would KNOW that Puerto Rico is already fully stocked with Drinking Water, in fact it has been there for a while.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/12/us/puerto-rico-bottled-water-dump-weir/index.html


3 posted on 08/27/2019 3:22:55 PM PDT by eyeamok
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FEMA wastes plenty of money. Remember the truckloads of ice they ordered then let melt?

Efficiency only .gov could love.

4 posted on 08/27/2019 3:50:37 PM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Is it time Claire?)
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To: eyeamok
Puerto Rico is already fully stocked with Drinking Water

LOL! We might be getting some of that back towards weeks end via air mail.

5 posted on 08/27/2019 3:57:39 PM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Is it time Claire?)
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To: Innovative

Ninth circus is going to step in—waiting!


6 posted on 08/27/2019 4:01:08 PM PDT by notaliberal (St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)
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To: Innovative

to support its policy of returning some migrants to Mexico...

Some migrants :)

At least the article isn’t biased :)


7 posted on 08/27/2019 4:50:23 PM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company PeoTill the day I die.)
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To: eyeamok

But the new hurricane will blow it away and they’ll whine for more!


8 posted on 08/27/2019 6:19:54 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: Innovative

Put the $$$ wherever the most urgent emergencies are. Right now, it’s the border.


9 posted on 08/27/2019 6:34:15 PM PDT by rfp1234 (NBC: Putting the TURD in Saturday.)
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To: Innovative

The UN illegals invasion is a disaster.


10 posted on 08/27/2019 8:18:39 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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Think of it as Disaster Prevention ...


11 posted on 08/28/2019 2:15:47 AM PDT by elbook
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