FEMA reimburses $700k to AZ churches, nonprofits for assisting migrant families

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The border aid bill allocated $30 million to FEMA to distribute among communities that experienced the influx of migrant families. That means Arizona groups received 9% of the first round of FEMA funds distributed. He said the organization spent more than $400,000 to assist migrant families. In the Phoenix and Tucson areas, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement began releasing thousands of migrant families to churches and community groups in October 2018. He said other churches didn’t have the documents needed to apply for the FEMA funds, even if they did the work.