Homeland Security to Switch Migrant Housing Funds to Deportation
Warner Todd Huston4 Apr 2025204
Officials of the Department of Homeland Security are looking to use FEMA funding allocated for housing migrants for immigration enforcement instead.
The funds were directed to the Shelter and Services Program (SSP) back in 2019, but the program was a target of Republican ire and identified by Elon Musk’s DOGE as wasteful funding.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has since terminated grants under the reasoning that the program payments “no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities,” according to CNN.
Acting FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton noted that the now cancelled funding would be an enticement to more illegal aliens.
“The individuals receiving these services often have no legal status and are in the United States unlawfully, such as those awaiting removal proceedings. This, in turn, provides support for illegal aliens and is not consistent with DHS’s current priorities,” Hamilton said.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/04/04/homeland-security-to-switch-migrant-housing-funds-to-deportation/
