FEMA withholds $300 million in grants until states account for deportations - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

FEMA pauses preparedness grants, orders states to recount populations without deported migrants

“FEMA will rescind the funding hold upon its review and approval of the State’s methodology and population certification,” the notice said, according to CNN.

FEMA withholds $300 million in grants until states account for deportations - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is withholding more than $300 million in emergency preparedness grants from states until they can prove that their population estimates, used to calculate award amounts, do not include people who have been deported from the United States.