FEMA Offering $608 Million for States to Detain Illegal Immigrants

The ‘Detention Support Grant Program’ is intended to ease overcrowding in federally-operated detention facilities, according to FEMA. The headquarters of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) in Washington in a file image. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched a new program that will provide more than $608 million in funding for states to detain illegal immigrants in state-run facilities. The grant program, dubbed the “Detention Support Grant Program,” is intended to ease overcrowding in short-term holding facilities operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to FEMA documents posted...