Media Inquiries
Contact the Office of Communications:
Erin Moffet
Strategic Communications Director
(850) 766-7358
Erin.Moffet@FDACS.gov
Caroline Stonecipher
Deputy Communications Director
(850) 661-7153
Caroline.Stonecipher@FDACS.gov
Sabina Covo
Hispanic Media Director
Sabina.Covo@FDACS.gov
Tallahassee, Fla. – As the Trump Administration announced it will shift $155 million from FEMA to fund immigrant detention, and as Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida as a potentially major storm, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nicole “Nikki” Fried offered the following statement:
“The President must be out of his mind if he thinks it’s a good idea to shift funds out of FEMA for immigrant detention at the border while a potential Category 3 hurricane bears down on the United States. Floridians in the Panhandle are still waiting on FEMA help after Hurricane Michael. We don’t need those funds diverted to fuel a xenophobic agenda. I sincerely hope that Governor DeSantis will talk some sense into our Commander in Chief.”
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