Video has resurfaced on social media of White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre talking about FEMA funding for the resettlement of illegal immigrants. The clip flatly contradicts Jean-Pierre’s denials to the press this week that such funding was being provided by the agency. In a briefing in September 2022, Jean-Pierre was asked how migrants were being transported around the country and supported by the government.
“So FEMA regional administrators have been meeting with city officials on-site to coordinate available federal support from FEMA and other federal agencies.”
She added: “Funding is also available through FEMA’s emergency food and shelter program to eligible local governments and not-for-profit organizations upon request to support humanitarian relief for migrants. We’ll continue to do what we can as a federal government to support these cities as we rebuild our asylum processing system after it was gutted by the Trump administration.”
Libby Emmons @libbyemmons
In Sept 2022 the White House said FEMA was distributing funds to cities for emergency food and shelter for migrants and that the Biden-Harris admin would continue to support those cities in this way.
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