VERIFY debunks FEMA migrant funding claims

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Yes, the Trump administration diverted FEMA disaster relief funds to ICE

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The viral posts claim the Trump administration diverted millions of dollars in FEMA disaster relief funds to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for immigration enforcement efforts .

VERIFY continues to fact-check claims about disaster funding amid a deadly hurricane season that is battering the southeastern U.K. The claims prompted other social media posts about the use of FEMA funds while former President Donald Trump was in office.

This is a sorry attempt to push a false agenda at a time when the administration is focused on assisting millions on the East Coast facing a catastrophic disaster,” a DHS spokesperson wrote on X, formerly Twitter , on Sept. 11, 2018 . The money was “transferred to ICE from FEMA ’s routine operating expenses” and “could not have been used for hurricane response due to appropriation limits,” the spokesperson said..

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