Illegal aliens arriving at the southern border take priority over Hurricane Helene victims according to FEMA staff who claim the agency’s “compromised” relief effort in the Appalachians was caused by a political decision that was made above their heads.

One woman from western North Carolina shared her frustrating experience with FEMA representatives on the disaster site, stating that the agency is “too tied up at the border” to fulfill its responsibilities in the wake of the hurricane.

“FEMA said, and you can take this as a direct quote, that they are ‘too tied up at the border to send any more representatives.’ Yeah, at the border. Because border control trumps whatever is going on here.”

“We also heard that whatever fatality numbers you are hearing, go ahead and add a couple of zeros,” she said, among a series of extraordinary revelations about what is really happening on the ground in the Appalachians while the federal government refuses to provide adequate assistance. Watch:

As Hurricane Helene ravages the eastern seaboard, unleashing destruction and chaos, the Biden-Harris administration’s mismanagement of FEMA is becoming alarmingly evident, with dire consequences for affected communities.

The storm’s unnaturally powerful winds and torrential rains have already claimed at least 190 lives (according to official numbers) left millions without power, and trapped countless families in rising floodwaters throughout North Carolina and beyond.

Entire neighborhoods are cut off from essential resources, leaving citizens desperately searching for assistance.

Yet, in the face of this national disaster, the Biden-Harris administration’s FEMA appears woefully unprepared.

Why? Because over the past two years, they have funneled more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars away from American disaster relief efforts — and into the pockets of illegal immigrants.

For the second consecutive year, FEMA has implemented Immediate Needs Funding, putting long-term recovery projects on hold due to a severe shortage in the Disaster Relief Funds (DRF), according to a report from NRDC last month.

With over 614 major disaster declarations still open, some dating back nearly two decades, the agency’s decision to prioritize illegal immigration over American disaster victims has sparked outrage across the country.

FEMA estimates it will fall $7 billion short of the funds needed to manage new disasters, thanks to reckless financial decisions. Instead of rebuilding communities, repairing public infrastructure, or mitigating future disasters, FEMA is sinking taxpayer dollars into programs for illegal immigrants while disaster-stricken Americans wait for help that may never come.

FEMA is blaming the Congress for not appropriating new funding to the agency.

“We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting,” Mayorkas told reporters on Wednesday. “FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season.”

Shocking details reveal the extent of FEMA’s transformation under the Biden/Harris administration.

Over $1 billion, which should have been used for American disaster relief for citizens, has instead been redirected into resettling illegal immigrants through programs like the “Shelter and Services Program.”

According to the Biden administration’s own reports, FEMA allocated $364 million in the 2023 fiscal year and another $650 million for 2024 to provide humanitarian services to illegal immigrants released from DHS custody.

This money is being spent on shelter, food, gift cards, and hotel accommodations — while American citizens drown, wait in shelters, and struggle to survive the aftermath of one of the deadliest storms in recent history.