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Appropriations subcommittee hears calls for nonprofit security aid, FEMA funding and detention oversight
Summary
At a House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing, Congresswomen Wasserman Schultz and Stansbury urged increased funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and FEMA, pressed for protections for Temporary Protected Status holders, and called for tighter oversight and reforms of immigration detention and ICE practices.
Congressional witnesses told the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee that funding and oversight decisions in the DHS appropriations bill must protect communities, safeguard religious institutions and curb harmful immigration enforcement practices.
Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz, the first witness, told the panel that "We need to fully fund the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and quickly deliver funding to congregations in need," citing an uptick in anti‑Semitic incidents and FBI survey figures describing large shares of Jewish Americans reporting harassment. She told members many approved grant applicants still face years‑long waits because funding is limited and the application process is confusing.
Wasserman Schultz also urged the committee to include language directing the secretary to review recent…
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