DHS Diverts FEMA Cash And Staff To ICE Amid 2025 Enforcement Surge

Investigative report details how DHS transfer authority and regulatory carveouts are shifting FEMA funds and personnel to ICE, intensifying during the current enforcement surge. Sources cite GAO findings, congressional letters, and internal pushback from FEMA staff, warning the reallocation undermines disaster preparedness during an active climate season. The piece situates the practice in a post-Katrina, bipartisan policy trajectory that expanded ICE detention budgets with limited oversight.