Trump administration says it is complying with order barring FEMA funding freeze - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

FEMA Has Paid $2 Billion to Comply With Order Barring Funding Freeze: Government

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has paid more than $2.2 billion to states in recent weeks, bringing it into compliance with a court order, the government told a federal judge in a new filing. “Defendants respectfully submit that they have fully complied with the Court’s Order. Defendants respectfully request that the Court notify Defendants if they have misunderstood the intended scope of the Court’s Order,” lawyers for the Depart…

Trump administration says it is complying with order barring FEMA funding freeze - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

NEW YORK — The Trump administration said on Thursday the Federal Emergency Management Agency had made more than $2.2 billion in payments to a group of states over the past three weeks, meaning it was in compliance with a judge’s order blocking an earlier sweeping pause of federal grants, loans and other financial aid.