FEMA Ordered to Restore Evacuees’ Aid
A federal judge ruled yesterday that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has to restore housing assistance and pay back rent to thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees who had been deemed ineligible for long-term housing assistance. Richard J. Leon of Federal District Court for the District of Columbia also said FEMA must improve their appeals process that evacuees had long said was confusing, contradictory, and amounted to an arbitrary denial of help. Yet another victory for Katrina victims, although coming pretty late in the game.
