FEMA is under fire right now. The agency has proven completely hopeless in its efforts to help people affected by Hurricane Helene, and we all know that it has spent more than a billion dollars helping illegal aliens.
It should, then, come as no surprise that whistleblowers are coming forward to reveal the depth of the corruption – and that’s the story we’re bringing you right now.
At a glance:
- FEMA whistleblowers accuse the agency of mismanaging funds and failing to deploy resources properly during Hurricane Helene recovery efforts.
- Rep. Matt Gaetz wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, citing these concerns and highlighting issues such as idle responders and misappropriated funds.
- Critics claim that FEMA is prioritizing illegal immigration issues over its core disaster relief responsibilities.
Whistleblowers from within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have come forward, alleging serious mismanagement in the agency’s response to Hurricane Helene. These allegations surfaced after Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, accusing FEMA of mishandling taxpayer funds and failing to adequately deploy first responders to aid recovery efforts in the aftermath of the devastating hurricane, which left over 200 dead across several states.
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Gaetz’s letter claims that numerous service members deployed by the Department of Defense to assist in North Carolina have been left waiting for FEMA to issue deployment orders, leading to delays in recovery operations. The congressman also reported that FEMA employees were sitting idle in hotels and that crucial pre-disaster aid had been withheld.
In addition to these concerns, Gaetz and other critics have pointed out that FEMA has been diverting significant funds toward addressing illegal immigration and the border crisis, which they argue undermines the agency’s ability to respond effectively to natural disasters. Since 2022, FEMA has spent over $1 billion on immigration-related issues, according to The Federalist, with $640.9 million allocated this year to assist state and local governments handling the influx of illegal migrants and asylum-seekers.
Mayorkas defended FEMA’s use of these funds, explaining that they were specifically authorized by Congress for immigration-related purposes and could not be redirected to hurricane relief. However, some have raised concerns about the agency’s shifting priorities, with critics like Simon Hankinson of the Heritage Foundation warning that FEMA’s focus on immigration could compromise its core mission of disaster response.
The whistleblower accusations and ongoing critiques of FEMA’s resource allocation are likely to intensify scrutiny of the agency as it continues to manage hurricane recovery efforts while balancing other federal responsibilities.
FEMA is so spooked by this, by the way, that they’ve published their own official response to “rumors.”
That’s called “damage control” – and nobody is buying it.
