DHS Reportedly Bars Disaster-Aid Groups From Helping Undocumented Immigrants Under New FEMA Rules
Story by Pedro Camacho • 21h
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced new conditions for disaster-aid funding that prohibit states and volunteer organizations receiving federal money from assisting undocumented immigrants, according to a Washington Post review of updated guidelines and interviews with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staff.
Under the revised fiscal 2025 contracts, groups accepting federal grants must agree not to "operate any program that benefits illegal immigrants or incentivizes illegal immigration." They are also required to cooperate with immigration enforcement, provide access to detainees when requested by immigration officers, and refrain from publicizing enforcement operations.
Experts and aid workers warn the changes could significantly restrict disaster relief for vulnerable populations. "There is no historical context for this," said Scott Robinson, a FEMA historian and emergency management expert at Arizona State University to The Washington Post. "The notion that the federal government would use these operations for surveillance is entirely new territory."
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