Local Communities Face Federal Funding Challenges Amid Detention Expansion
Eric Engle: From 'Almost Heaven' to hell on earth (Opinion)
Charleston Gazette-Mail | Thursday, July 31, 2025
In a recent opinion piece published by the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Eric Engle discusses alarming developments regarding federal funding priorities. Notably, the Trump administration is allocating over $608 million from FEMA to build more immigration detention facilities while simultaneously rejecting the majority of applications for hazard mitigation funds following significant flooding across the country. This situation raises concerns for local communities, such as those in Ranson and Charles Town, where residents have been affected by severe weather events this year, illustrating the disconnect between federal resource allocation and local needs for disaster recovery.
