Inspector general dings DHS over money spent on migrant welcome program
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Updated: 10:14 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Homeland Security misspent money on its program to pay local nonprofits to welcome illegal immigrants caught and released into the country, according to an inspector general’s report that dinged the department for failing to oversee how the money was spent.
The inspector general said more than 50% of the funds it studied may have been spent improperly.
Known as the humanitarian relief program of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program, the money is paid to nonprofits to conduct COVID testing, provide bus or plane tickets for migrants to go from the border to destinations in the U.S., and assist them with housing and other needs once they arrive.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency runs the program, chairing a national board of nonprofits with the United Way serving as the muscle. The board doles money out to local nonprofits.
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