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Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 05:26 PM Jul 2018

They lost their homes on the island. Now Puerto Ricans are fighting FEMA evictions here.

Kos

The cruelty of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under orders from the boss in the White House, knows no bounds.

It isn’t enough that FEMA botched recovery efforts post-Hurricane Maria, has cast the blame on Puerto Ricans themselves, and that evacuees to the mainland have been living under the fear of eviction for months now. The only thing that is saving them from being tossed into the streets with no place to go has been a court order—issued by Judge Timothy S. Hillman.
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They lost their homes on the island. Now Puerto Ricans are fighting FEMA evictions here. (Original Post) Algernon Moncrieff Jul 2018 OP
And people are dieing. Wellstone ruled Jul 2018 #1
I hope the people of Puerto Rico remember the kacekwl Jul 2018 #2

kacekwl

(7,016 posts)
2. I hope the people of Puerto Rico remember the
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 07:10 PM
Jul 2018

treatment they received from the republican party and president paper towels and get out and vote. I know they have their hands full but I hope they realize how important it is.

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