US EditionTrump officials refer Biden-era FEMA staff to DOJ for potential criminal charges
FEMA workers bypassed homes displaying political signs and collected political data, violating the Privacy Act of 1974, according to a Department of Homeland Security report.
- An internal probe by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security found that FEMA disaster assistance teams bypassed homes displaying pro-Trump signs during the Biden era, violating policies and potentially discriminating based on political beliefs.
- The report states that FEMA employees illegally collected and stored information about survivors' political beliefs.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said evidence is clear of "textbook political discrimination against Americans in crisis" and that the federal government was withholding aid based on political beliefs.
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Report: FEMA under Biden politically discriminated against Americans - American Press
By Alan Wooten | The Center Square Reports of FEMA disaster assistance teams in 2024 bypassing homes displaying signs supporting then-presidential candidate Donald Trump were true and were indicative of a pattern tracing back to Hurricane Ida in 2021, says an internal probe by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In addition, the 22-page analysis made available Tuesday says the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the Privacy Act of…
FEMA discriminated against pro-gun homes in disaster relief missions
Political targeting at the government's emergency management agency went deeper than Biden officials acknowledged, according to a new report that said FEMA employees not only skipped over pro-Trump homes but also avoided homes with pro-gun messages.
Homes With Trump Signs Were Passed Over For Federal Disaster Aid—Now The DOJ May Step In
By Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal | October 21, 2025 The Justice Department could investigate Biden administration emergency response employees who “systematically” avoided helping disaster survivors who displayed yard signs or flags supporting Donald Trump or the Second Amendment. The practice goes back to 2021, according to an internal review by the Department of Homeland Security released Tuesday. The report, issued by the DHS Privacy Office, a…
Trump officials refer Biden-era FEMA staff to DOJ for potential criminal charges
The Trump administration has sent a referral to the Department of Justice recommending Biden-era Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staff face criminal charges, alleging politicization of emergency funding. However, the effort to claim officials at the disaster agency considered politics when performing their duties has apparently turned up only a handful of instances of FEMA employees…
Homes with Trump signs were passed over for federal disaster aid – now the DOJ may step in * WorldNetDaily * by Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem participates in a virtual Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council third public meeting at DHS Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (DHS photo by Tia Dufour) The Justice Department could investigate Biden administration emergency response employees who “systematically” avoided helping disaster survivors who displayed yard signs or flags supporting …
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