REP. MACE INTRODUCES BILL TO STOP FEMA FROM BANKROLLING LUXURY STAYS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS

(Washington, D.C., February 21, 2025)  – Congresswoman Nancy Mace has introduced the Alien Removal Not Resort Stays Act, which shuts down FEMA’s illegal alien shelter program and redirects those funds to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for enforcement, detention, and deportation.

“The past four years have been a free-for-all for illegal aliens—sanctuary cities handing out benefits and Biden’s DHS waving people through like it’s a theme park entrance,” said Rep. Nancy Mace. “The left has spent billions of our tax dollars housing illegal aliens in hotels. It’s insanity, and it stops now. If you break our laws, you shouldn’t get a taxpayer-funded stay at a resort—you should be detained and deported. It’s time to shut off the gravy train.”

FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program (SSP) has funneled millions of taxpayer dollars into housing, feeding, and providing services for illegal aliens. Under Biden’s failed border policies, this program has ballooned into a federal slush fund for mass illegal migration. Billions of dollars spent since 2021 on housing and services for illegal aliens, with hundreds of millions more allocated just last year. Meanwhile, crime has surged, communities have been overrun, and hardworking Americans have been left footing the bill.

What the Alien Removal Not Resort Stays Act Will Do:

• Terminate FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program (SSP) – No more taxpayer dollars funding hotel stays, food, and services for illegal aliens.
• Block any future funding for similar programs – Prevents the federal government from creating a replacement program to continue housing illegal aliens.
• Redirect funds to ICE enforcement – Transfers all remaining SSP funds to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for detention and deportation operations.

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