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Swing voters:Just a independent voter’s rant from a US Citizen


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False claims about FEMA disaster funds and migrants pushed by Trump

There is no evidence that disaster relief funds were used on immigrants in the U.S. illegally. FEMA disaster money comes from dedicated funds that cannot be used for other purposes.
 
False claims that federal emergency disaster money was given to migrants in the U.S. illegally have spread quickly in recent days, boosted by former President Donald Trump and some of his most high-profile supporters.
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Trump and his allies appear to be conflating two different funds. FEMA has dedicated disaster relief money that cannot be used for other purposes. Separately, it was tasked by Congress in 2022 to disseminate money from Customs and Border Protection to help communities that received influxes of migrants.
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It is illegal for funding that is appropriated by Congress for one purpose to be diverted and used for another purpose.
 
 
 
 
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