White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is facing heavy criticism over her adamant denial that FEMA resources have been used for migrants after her own words come back to haunt her. On 10/4/2024, During a White House press briefing, KJP was asked by a reporter, “Former President Trump is accusing the Biden administration of using FEMA funding to support undocumented migrants. How is the White House responding to that?” She responded, “I mean, it’s just categorically false. It is not true. It is a false statement,” and cited a Washington Post fact-check article on the subject.
2022 KJP, however, has fact-checked 2024 KJP. During a Sept. 16, 2022, press conference she was asked about assisting cities in handling migrants arriving by the busload from Texas thanks to the total failure of Biden-Harris to secure the border. She responded at the time, “FEMA Regional Administrators have been meeting with city officials on site to coordinate — to coordinate available federal support from FEMA and other federal agencies.” She added, “Funding is also available through FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter program to eligible local governments and not-for-profit organizations upon request to support humanitarian relief for migrants.”
The Shelter and Services Program (SSP) is a FEMA-administered program that provides financial assistance to non-federal entities to help noncitizen migrants after they are released from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
According to the Biden administration’s own reports, FEMA allocated $364 million in the 2023 fiscal year and another $650 million for 2024 to provide humanitarian services to illegal immigrants released from DHS custody.
This money is being spent on shelter, food, gift cards, and hotel accommodations — while American citizens drown, wait in shelters, and struggle to survive the aftermath of one of the deadliest storms in recent history.
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Karine Jean-Pierre Flatly Denies FEMA Resources Used for Migrants, Her Own Words in 2022 Say Otherwise