{"id":111637,"date":"2024-10-08T03:23:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T20:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111637"},"modified":"2024-10-08T03:23:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T20:23:33","slug":"fema-isnt-running-out-of-money-for-hurricane-relief-because-of-migrants-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111637","title":{"rendered":"FEMA isn&#8217;t running out of money for hurricane relief because of migrants : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-26768\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 6000;&#10;        --source-height: 4000;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fa2%2Ff48358794b49950b0a2dadfd2294%2Fap24274607077324.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fa2%2Ff48358794b49950b0a2dadfd2294%2Fap24274607077324.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fa2%2Ff48358794b49950b0a2dadfd2294%2Fap24274607077324.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fa2%2Ff48358794b49950b0a2dadfd2294%2Fap24274607077324.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fa2%2Ff48358794b49950b0a2dadfd2294%2Fap24274607077324.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Debris seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, in Asheville, N.C.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fa2%2Ff48358794b49950b0a2dadfd2294%2Fap24274607077324.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Debris seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, in Asheville, N.C.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Mike Stewart\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Mike Stewart\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rumors, misinformation and lies about the federal government\u2019s response to Hurricane Helene in the southeastern United States have run rampant since the storm made landfall, especially around funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n<p>The claims have become so widespread that FEMA set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/disaster\/current\/hurricane-helene\/rumor-response\"><u>response page<\/u><\/a> to debunk many falsehoods around how disaster funding works and what the agency\u2019s response has been.<\/p>\n<p>As of Sunday, FEMA says it has provided more than $137 million in assistance to six states in the southeast, including 7,000 federal personnel, nearly 15 million meals, 14 million liters of water, 157 generators and more than half a million tarps.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5144159-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK MEDIAPROMO PRIMARY\" --><\/p>\n<p>The agency also says more than 3,000 North Carolina residents have been rescued or supported by more than 1,200 urban search and rescue personnel, with recovery efforts aided by National Guard and active-duty troops. North Carolina has also received $100 million in federal transportation funds to rebuild roads and bridges washed out by the storm.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, especially former President Donald Trump, have sought to wield the storm as a political tool against Vice President Harris with less than a month to go before Election Day. Trump has repeatedly attacked Harris and President Biden as doing a \u201cbad job\u201d handling the storm\u2019s aftermath without specifics, instead using misleading math to complain about immigration and foreign aid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re offering them $750 to people whose homes have been washed away,\u201d Trump said Saturday at a rally in Butler, Pa. \u201cAnd yet we send tens of billions of dollars to foreign countries that most people have never heard of. They\u2019re offering them $750. They\u2019ve been destroyed. These people have been destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The $750 Trump refers to is what\u2019s called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/fema_ia-quick-reference_serious-needs.pdf\"><u>Serious Needs Assistance,<\/u><\/a> an initial direct relief payment intended to help cover emergency supplies like food, water, baby formula and other basics<\/p>\n<p>The serious needs assistance is one of many changes to FEMA\u2019s individual assistance programs that took effect earlier this year, along with displacement assistance to cover immediate housing needs while residents sort out long-term options. FEMA assistance also covers storm-related damage to homes and personal property.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5144159-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5142961\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/07\/nx-s1-5142961\/hurricane-milton-florida-evacuations\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/07\\\/nx-s1-5142961\\\/hurricane-milton-florida-evacuations&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2852x2852+0+5\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F0b%2F3cb17f3e44b194af4f936f6fc2d3%2Fap24281514009797.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2852x2852+0+5\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F0b%2F3cb17f3e44b194af4f936f6fc2d3%2Fap24281514009797.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2852x2852+0+5\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F0b%2F3cb17f3e44b194af4f936f6fc2d3%2Fap24281514009797.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2852x2852+0+5\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F0b%2F3cb17f3e44b194af4f936f6fc2d3%2Fap24281514009797.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2852x2852+0+5\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F0b%2F3cb17f3e44b194af4f936f6fc2d3%2Fap24281514009797.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2852x2852+0+5\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F0b%2F3cb17f3e44b194af4f936f6fc2d3%2Fap24281514009797.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2852x2852+0+5\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F0b%2F3cb17f3e44b194af4f936f6fc2d3%2Fap24281514009797.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2852x2852+0+5\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F0b%2F3cb17f3e44b194af4f936f6fc2d3%2Fap24281514009797.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"This satellite image shows Hurricane Milton spinning through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. The image shows roughly the southeastern United States from Texas to North Carolina, as well as Cuba to the south.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5144159-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Is FEMA running out of money?<\/h3>\n<p>Another popular refrain that has gained traction on the right in recent days is the claim that FEMA has no money for hurricane recovery because of money spent on migrants, something that is not true.<\/p>\n<p>The money used in the aftermath of Helene and other major disasters is not part of FEMA\u2019s operating budget, but instead comes from the Disaster Relief Fund, which is appropriated by Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reportedly said the agency \u201cdoes not have the funds to make it through\u201d the rest of hurricane season.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>FEMA is required to share monthly status reports on the DRF, and before the end of the fiscal year the agency had to implement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/fema_ocfo-inf-fact-sheet.pdf\"><u>\u201cImmediate Needs Funding\u201d<\/u><\/a> that puts a pause on some of the agency\u2019s spending that is not tied to lifesaving and life-sustaining efforts when the needs of the DRF could be more than the remaining balance.<\/p>\n<p>The most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/fema_ocfo-september2024disasterrelieffundreport.pdf\"><u>recent report<\/u><\/a> that runs through August showed a projected deficit by the end of September \u2014 and that\u2019s before Helene made landfall.<\/p>\n<p>October is the start of the federal government\u2019s fiscal year, and a stopgap spending measure approved by lawmakers last month replenished the DRF at last year\u2019s baseline level of $20 billion, though some of that money is reserved for ongoing recovery efforts from previous disasters and projects to mitigate future impacts.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Could FEMA\u2019s Disaster Relief Fund get more money soon?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5144159-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImageg-s1-26584\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/07\/g-s1-26584\/helene-recovery-north-carolina-tennessee-flooding-fema\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/07\\\/g-s1-26584\\\/helene-recovery-north-carolina-tennessee-flooding-fema&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F9c%2Fa0ea93f94055b1c5f4adee1b0710%2Fswananoa1003-fuji-21.JPG\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F9c%2Fa0ea93f94055b1c5f4adee1b0710%2Fswananoa1003-fuji-21.JPG\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F9c%2Fa0ea93f94055b1c5f4adee1b0710%2Fswananoa1003-fuji-21.JPG\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F9c%2Fa0ea93f94055b1c5f4adee1b0710%2Fswananoa1003-fuji-21.JPG\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F9c%2Fa0ea93f94055b1c5f4adee1b0710%2Fswananoa1003-fuji-21.JPG\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F9c%2Fa0ea93f94055b1c5f4adee1b0710%2Fswananoa1003-fuji-21.JPG\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F9c%2Fa0ea93f94055b1c5f4adee1b0710%2Fswananoa1003-fuji-21.JPG\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F9c%2Fa0ea93f94055b1c5f4adee1b0710%2Fswananoa1003-fuji-21.JPG\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"In Swannanoa, N.C., neighbors didn't wait for government assistance before jumping in to help each other through the aftermath of flooding and landslides that impacted residents. Some critics online point to the high number of grassroots efforts as proof that the government has abandoned Helene victims.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5144159-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>The DRF is often considered the first line of response while FEMA and other agencies assess the damage and needs related to a specific disaster. Once that information is compiled, the president typically sends a formal request to Congress for supplemental appropriations to provide more closely tailored funding and programs for any given response.<\/p>\n<p>Congress has not yet passed supplemental funding for other disasters that occurred earlier in the year, much to the frustration of members in communities recovering from floods, fires and other major events. Even if they had approved the existing funding request, the money would not have been directed to Helene relief since the storm damage happened after Congress left Washington at the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers could return to Washington to try to pass more aid but they are waiting for the White House to send an updated funding request. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/10\/04\/letter-to-congress-on-disaster-needs\/\"><u>President Biden wrote a letter to Congress last week<\/u><\/a> that said FEMA \u201chas the resources needed for the immediate emergency response phase.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Biden went on to say an updated request is on its way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy Administration will keep the Congress apprised of efforts to assess the full resource requirements associated with Hurricane Helene, including for long-term rebuilding and resilience efforts, as those estimates become available,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>One continuing resolution proposed in the House last month would have included an additional $10 billion for the fund, but that version failed because it was tied to a controversial Republican-backed election bill that focused on further cracking down on already-illegal non-citizen voting.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Trump uses immigration attacks to make more false claims<\/h3>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oig.dhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/2024-08\/OIG-24-45-Aug24.pdf\"><u>August report<\/u><\/a> from the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General argues that billions of dollars earmarked for disasters that occurred more than a decade ago could be returned to the Disaster Relief Fund.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5144159-103\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5140667\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/04\/nx-s1-5140667\/hurricane-helene-loans-biden-kamala-harris-trump\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/04\\\/nx-s1-5140667\\\/hurricane-helene-loans-biden-kamala-harris-trump&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1063+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F22%2F26017773464293a8a15d696af48c%2Fgettyimages-2175662545.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1063+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F22%2F26017773464293a8a15d696af48c%2Fgettyimages-2175662545.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1063+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F22%2F26017773464293a8a15d696af48c%2Fgettyimages-2175662545.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1063+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F22%2F26017773464293a8a15d696af48c%2Fgettyimages-2175662545.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1063+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F22%2F26017773464293a8a15d696af48c%2Fgettyimages-2175662545.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1063+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F22%2F26017773464293a8a15d696af48c%2Fgettyimages-2175662545.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1063+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F22%2F26017773464293a8a15d696af48c%2Fgettyimages-2175662545.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1063+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F22%2F26017773464293a8a15d696af48c%2Fgettyimages-2175662545.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"President Biden crosses himself after Buck Paulk of Shiloh Pecan Farm, in Ray City, Ga., leads a prayer on Oct. 3, 2024.eorgia, on October 3, 2024, after Biden toured areas impacted by Hurricane Helene. (Photo by Mandel NGAN \/ AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN\/AFP via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5144159-103\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>But the false argument from Trump and other Republicans has been that the Biden administration diverted disaster money to take care of migrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey stole the FEMA money, just like they stole it from a bank, so they could give it to their illegal immigrants that they want to have vote for them this season,\u201d Trump said in Michigan last week.<\/p>\n<p>Non-citizens cannot vote in the election, and no disaster funds have been diverted. 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