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  • a man in Virgin Islands looking up at his home without a roof after Hurricane Irma

    FEMA Hurricane Recovery Funds Not Spent in Puerto Rico or U.S. Virgin Islands

    “You can kill people with a gun or you can kill them with neglect.”

    Ayana Byrd Nov 27, 2019 11:46AM EST
    People walk through flooded streets the morning after Hurricane Irma swept through the area on September 11, 2017 in Naples, Florida.

    FEMA Releases Bank Info, Home Addresses of 2.3 Million Disaster Survivors

    The agency calls the error a “major privacy incident.”

    Ayana Byrd Mar 25, 2019 12:26PM EDT
    Puerto Rico Marks Holiday Season Amidst Slow Hurricane Recovery

    Puerto Rican Homeowners Suffer As FEMA Pays Exorbitant Prices for Home Repairs

    An investigation from The New York Times reveals extreme markups and disappointed residents.

    Ayana Byrd Nov 27, 2018 12:30PM EST
    A man waves down to rescue crew as he tries to leave the area after he was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

    Flooded Coastal Communities No Safer After Being Rebuilt With FEMA Dollars

    A failure to consider climate change guarantees that towns and residents stay vulnerable in post-hurricane recovery efforts.

    Ayana Byrd Oct 11, 2018 11:36AM EDT
    Carolinas Face Flooding After Hurricane Florence Lumbers Through States

    READ: Black Homeowners in the Gullah-Geechee Islands Could Lose Land After Florence

    A new Mother Jones article details how property laws could complicate post-storm recovery.

    Ayana Byrd Sep 18, 2018 1:51PM EDT
    DHS documents show FEMA diverted money to ICE to deport immigrants, just as 2018 hurricane season began

    Trump Administration Funneled $10 Million from FEMA to ICE Detention Program

    Newly released DHS documents show that, at the start of hurricane season, the money was diverted to buttress the federal government’s detention and deportation efforts.

    Alfonso Serrano Sep 12, 2018 11:58AM EDT
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