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Nonprofit Slammed for Booking Migrant Plane Tickets on Taxpayer Dime
(NewsWorthy.news) – A nonprofit is under fire for allegedly using taxpayer dollars to buy plane tickets for illegal immigrants, according to federal lawmakers.
Last week, Border Report publicized accusations from Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat representing the Lone Star State, that said Catholic Charities of San Antonio had misused FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) funds issued to the Shelter and Services program, which provides reimbursements for nonprofits giving shelter to migrants.
Cuellar—who assisted with the program’s development—has said that paying for airplane tickets to bring immigrants into America was never supposed to be covered with the funds. Rather, the money is intended to be used to offset costs of shelter and food for migrants.