Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-04 13:15:31 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 55033CFE387A00D7E61AD4D165832B82997D79AD957E69B24E7A23420B7F2B0F
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Original Note:
This headline is inaccurate. Congress appropriated funds for sheltering migrants separately from the Disaster Relief Fund. https://www.newsweek.com/fema-migrant-funding-hurricane-disaster-relief-1963336 https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/shelter-services-program/fy-23-faqs https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2617 It would be unlawful for FEMA to divert funds that Congress earmarked for sheltering migrants toward disaster relief. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/1301
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