{"id":1972562,"date":"2023-07-13T20:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T00:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmaker-raises-concerns-over-femas-role-in-facilitating-illegal-immigration\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T20:56:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T00:56:57","slug":"lawmaker-raises-concerns-over-femas-role-in-facilitating-illegal-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmaker-raises-concerns-over-femas-role-in-facilitating-illegal-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmaker questions FEMA&#8217;s involvement in aiding illegal immigration."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmaker-raises-concerns-over-femas-role-in-facilitating-illegal-immigration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1972562&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0713\/bcbe6ce1-0780-4dcf-aaef-8c610a8833f9\/audio.mp3?length=4238541&#038;duration=353\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Rep. Anthony D\u2019Esposito Questions FEMA Official on Immigration Crisis<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent hearing, Rep. Anthony D\u2019Esposito (R-N.Y.) raised important questions about the involvement of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in addressing the crisis of illegal immigration in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing, titled &#8220;The Future of FEMA: Agency Perspectives with Administrator Criswell,&#8221; held on July 13, focused on FEMA&#8217;s role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmaker-raises-concerns-over-femas-role-in-facilitating-illegal-immigration\/\" title=\"Lawmaker questions FEMA's involvement in aiding illegal immigration.\">ongoing southwest border crisis<\/a>. Administrator Deanne Criswell testified before lawmakers, reaffirming FEMA&#8217;s commitment to reducing loss and protecting the nation from all hazards.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. D\u2019Esposito, the chairman of the subcommittee, expressed concerns about the strain the crisis has placed on cities across the country and questioned FEMA&#8217;s inclusion in the Southwest Border Contingency Fund.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5088090\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n      <noscript><\/noscript> Rep. Anthony D\u2019Esposito (R-N.Y.) (C) makes a brief statement during a news conference with Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) (L) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) following a GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 10, 2023. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rep. D\u2019Esposito highlighted the impact of the humanitarian crises at the southern border on cities nationwide, expressing frustration over the financial burden placed on cities like New York and Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>During his opening remarks, Rep. D\u2019Esposito emphasized the urgency of the situation and referred to a letter he sent to Administrator Criswell outlining concerns about the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP).<\/p>\n<p>He stressed the importance of FEMA&#8217;s primary mission in responding to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other emergencies, calling for a focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-awards-anti-extremism-grants-to-british-think-tank-under-congressional-scrutiny-for-targeting-conservatives\/\" title=\"Biden grants funds to UK think tank amid conservative targeting probe.\">building community resilience<\/a> and improving recovery programs.<\/p>\n<h2>Questions for FEMA Official<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. D\u2019Esposito posed a pointed question to Administrator Criswell regarding FEMA&#8217;s involvement in the Southwest Border Contingency Fund.<\/p>\n<p>He questioned why FEMA, an agency responsible for disaster response and recovery, was allocating funds for addressing migration surges along the border, especially when Secretary Mayorkas has denied the existence of a crisis.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Administrator Criswell clarified FEMA&#8217;s role, stating that the agency is not an immigration body but follows congressional direction in supporting humanitarian efforts.<\/p>\n<p>However, she acknowledged FEMA&#8217;s participation in the development and support of the president&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-county-to-cut-gifted-and-talented-program-likely-in-name-of-equity\/\" title=\"Baltimore County to Cut Gifted and Talented Program, Likely in Name of Equity\">fiscal year 2024 budget<\/a>, which includes $4.7 billion for the Department of Homeland Security Border Contingency Fund.<\/p>\n<p>Administrator Criswell explained that depending on the evolving conditions at the border, up to $800 million from the fund could be allocated for FEMA&#8217;s assistance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Anthony D\u2019Esposito (R-N.Y.) raised concerns about FEMA&#8217;s involvement in addressing the illegal immigration crisis during a hearing titled &#8220;The Future of FEMA: Agency Perspectives with Administrator Criswell&#8221; on July 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1843,"featured_media":1972563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1972562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1972562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1843"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1972562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1972562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1972563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1972562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1972562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1972562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}