A new $ 608 million Grant program The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will give money to states to create a detention center for people suspected of being illegally in the United States.
FEMA was already Hope To help those who seek refugees using a biden-era program to cover some costs for “Elegator Alkatraz” of Florida. A newly manufactured new feature in a remote part of Florida Everglades is expected to run a tab of about $ 450 million per year.
The new FEMA grant program comes when the Trump administration is growing rapidly Decreased FEMA’s ability to assist disaster response, and as the President has Hard, Closing the agency completely. CNN Informed On Friday that FEMA has proposed to reduce the funding of grant by about $ 1 billion to the local first respondents to prepare better for disasters and help cyber security.
A Web page The program also said that it will help reduce “congestion” in facilities maintained by customs and limit patrol.
A Human Rights Watch Report This week was issued that three features run by immigration and customs enforcement in Florida faced “extreme congestion”, and several detainees were denied access to medical care.
Has come under FEMA Test In view of the deadly flash flood in Texas, the federal response, including the report, was cut or hamstrough by the report Controls Designed to limit large expenditure.
Applications for the program are open through August 8. It is not clear that the states beyond Florida are still planning to push for the construction of their own detention centers.
