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Pedro Camacho

FEMA Launches Review of Migrant Shelter Aid, Suggests They Violated Law Used to Prosecute Smugglers

Migrant shelter in Chicago (Credit: Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched a review of organizations providing shelter and aid to migrants, raising concerns that they may have violated a law commonly used to prosecute smugglers.

News of the review comes a day after the Department of Justice opened a separate criminal investigation into the funding and management of migrant shelters in New York City, including hotels operating as temporary housing.

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