Muslim organisations and houses of worship have been left vulnerable to hate crimes and attacks after two government agencies alleged the groups have ties to terrorism and are ineligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) grants, CNN reported on Friday.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are the two agencies behind the decision, according to CNN, with DOGE spearheading the efforts to block funding from dozens of groups.
Five Fema sources mentioned in the report say the allegations are questionable because of the “unusual circumstances” that led to their funding being cut off.
Some sources believe there is insufficient evidence to support the “terrorism or terrorist activities”.
One source told CNN that it “felt like a manufactured narrative designed to justify excluding Muslim organizations from funding”, and the “apolitical, risk-based grant process suddenly looked politicized in a way we’d never seen before”.
