(The Center Square) – Reports of FEMA disaster assistance teams in 2024 bypassing homes displaying signs supporting then-presidential candidate Donald Trump were true and were indicative of a pattern tracing back to Hurricane Ida in 2021, says an internal probe by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
In addition, the 22-page analysis made available Tuesday says the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the Privacy Act of 1974, treated individuals unfairly based on political beliefs, and these actions stemmed from systemic issues in FEMA policies, processes, and practices.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said evidence is clear of “textbook political discrimination against Americans in crisis.”
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“The federal government,” Noem said, “was withholding aid against Americans in crisis based on their political beliefs – this should horrify every
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