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FEMA workers put on leave after letter criticizing Trump administration, Washington Post reports

  • On Monday, 191 current and former FEMA employees published the Katrina Declaration, criticizing agency policies and leadership under President Trump.
  • The letter, released to coincide with two decades since Hurricane Katrina, warned that budget reductions and policy changes jeopardize disaster preparedness.
  • The declaration outlined six key objections and called on lawmakers to elevate FEMA to an independent Cabinet-level agency while safeguarding its staff from politically motivated dismissals.
  • More than 20 FEMA employees who signed the letter received emails on Tuesday placing them on immediate paid administrative leave with assurances it was not punitive.
  • This suspension raised concerns about whistleblower protections and FEMA's reduced capacity to respond effectively to disasters like recent deadly Texas floods.
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