Taxpayer dollars earmarked for COVID relief went to services for illegal migrants in Dem-run city: Report
CANDACE HATHAWAY
APRIL 04, 2024
Madison, Wisconsin, used taxpayer dollars earmarked for the city's emergency COVID-19 relief response to fund services for illegal migrants, according to a recent probe conducted by the Institute for Reforming Government's Center for Investigative Oversight.
The IRG's report, released Thursday, revealed that the city approved "a $700,000 budget for 'Services to Residents who are Undocumented,'" read a letter from state Sen. Duey Stroebel (R) to the city.
The funds were a part of the city's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, which received funds from the federal government's American Rescue Plan Act to aid with the public health emergency. The taxpayer money was "intended to help residents recover from the pandemic," the IRG noted. Instead, 10% of the SLFRF funds went to organizations providing services to illegal migrants, the investigation revealed.
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