Several disaster-assistance groups, #FEMA employees & #emergency management experts said the new requirements in the dept’s fiscal 2025 #aid contracts would make it harder for #nonprofits to help the most vulnerable Americans in the aftermath of a #disaster. Some members of the national volunteer disaster group network also questioned whether the new requirements are #constitutional & point out that they seem to violate local & state laws that prevent asking about a person’s #immigration status.

At least 2 #FEMA staff members who had been part of the federal response to July’s #Texas #flooding #disaster have now been placed on leave, acc/to an agency employee & another person familiar wi/ the situation.
One employee who manages cases for all #disasters, including TX helped orchestrate the letter.… She has now been placed on leave & pulled off her disaster casework.

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The #Trump admin placed #FEMA employees on leave Tuesday after they signed an open letter of #dissent about the agency’s leadership….
About 180 current & former FEMA staffers sent a letter on Monday to members of #Congress & other officials, arguing the current leaders’ inexperience & approach harms FEMA’s mission & could result in a #disaster on the level of #HurricaneKatrina.

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