Trump's DHS stops all grant funding to NGOs that are working 'to facilitate illegal immigration'

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday revealed that the Trump administration has ceased grant funding for NGOs who aid in illegal immigration into the US

"Today we are announcing that we have stopped all grant funding that’s being abused by NGOs to facilitate illegal immigration into this country," she said, adding that the federal government has spent "hundreds of millions of dollars" and sent this money to NGOs.

"So I’ve taken action to stop that, those funds, to reevaluate them and to make sure that we’re actually using the taxpayer dollars in a way that strengthens this country, that keeps us safe," Noem added.

She said that an evaluation needs to be done to make sure "we’re not spending another dime to help the destruction of this country. We’re gonna make sure that we follow through on what President Trump has promised and that’s to make sure that we’re securing our border, deporting those what are here illegally and committing criminal actions, and that our taxpayer dollars aren’t spent to help it."

Host Will Cain noted that the US sent over $380 million to NGOs in 2024 for the shelter and services program, as well as millions to religious nonprofits. 

Noem later added, "so the Department of Homeland Security, we have stopped spending those dollars to fund those NGOs and Will, what’s been so revealing is that many of these NGOs actually have infrastructure and operations set up in Mexico on that side of the border that are telling those illegal immigrants to come to them and they will get them across the border. So they’re not just operating in the United States."

She recalled that "years ago," if someone were to mention NGOs she would thing, "that’s amazing, that’s a nonprofit that’s out there telling somebody about Jesus or spreading faith and salvation or doing good work and charitable work helping people that are less fortunate."

"And then I realized over the years it’s been perverted into this shadow government and NGO is sometimes an operation that does things that the government cannot do, can’t legally do. So they create an entity to use government dollars, taxpayer dollars, to do something that the federal government isn’t allowed to do."