The Department of Homeland Security Must Invest in Crucial Shelter and Safety Funding for Asylum Seekers at the Border

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August 23, 2023

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CLINIC and 60+ organizations signed on to a letter expressing concern with the Department of Homeland Security’s failure to invest in crucial shelter and services program funds. The NGOs express concern over disregard for key shelter needs in initial distribution of Shelter and Services Program (SSP) funding and call for improved partnership.

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