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"... The Trump administration has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to suspend the deployment of hundreds of aid workers to disaster-torn areas around the US while the Department of Homeland Security is shut down, according to sources and internal messages obtained by CNN.
The new edict comes even though most deployments are paid for through a Disaster Relief Fund that isn’t affected by the shutdown. ..."
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CNN: Trump administration restricts new FEMA disaster deployments during DHS shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/politics/trump-dhs-fema-travel-restriction
CNN: Trump administration restricts new FEMA disaster deployments during DHS shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/politics/trump-dhs-fema-travel-restriction
"... The Trump administration has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to suspend the deployment of hundreds of aid workers to disaster-torn areas around the US while the Department of Homeland Security is shut down, according to sources and internal messages obtained by CNN.
The new edict comes even though most deployments are paid for through a Disaster Relief Fund that isn’t affected by the shutdown. ..."
CNN: Trump administration restricts new FEMA disaster deployments during DHS shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/politics/trump-dhs-fema-travel-restriction
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LAist: 3 big changes are proposed for FEMA. This is what experts really think of them
"...In the draft report, responsibility for disasters would largely shift to states, which have long relied on the federal government to help survivors when a flood, hurricane or wildfire hits. FEMA's workforce, already hit hard by staff reductions since Trump took office, would be cut in half, compared to its size at the end of the Biden administration. ..."
https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/3-big-changes-proposed-for-fema-what-experts-really-think
LAist: 3 big changes are proposed for FEMA. This is what experts really think of them
"...In the draft report, responsibility for disasters would largely shift to states, which have long relied on the federal government to help survivors when a flood, hurricane or wildfire hits. FEMA's workforce, already hit hard by staff reductions since Trump took office, would be cut in half, compared to its size at the end of the Biden administration. ..."
https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/3-big-changes-proposed-for-fema-what-experts-really-think
